Jaclyn Jose

A movie production company wants to make a film based on a newspaper report of a man convicted of raping his granddaughter... (imdb)

A drama that follows the travails of the Pineda family in the Filipino city of Angeles. Bigamy, unwanted pregnancy, possible incest and bothersome skin irritations are all part of their daily challenges, but the real "star" of the show is an enormous, dilapidated movie theater that doubles as family business and living space. At one time a prestige establishment, the theater now runs porn double bills and serves as a meeting ground for hustlers of every conceivable persuasion... (imdb)

Slingshot offers a panoramic snapshot of an entire community living in and around a decrepit tenement in Quiapo, Manila. Most of the people are religious, some are drug addicts, many are open to bribes when politicians come calling--and all of them are petty thieves. It's a community mired in poverty and social problems. (viff.org)

In the dim little rooms of a Philippine massage parlor, Iliac performs his job with care. He takes his clients from massage to sex silently and seamlessly, and among a stable of handsome, half-naked masseurs, he's a stand-out. But there's no glamour in this life. Iliac turned to massage/prostitution to support his family when his father abandoned them. And now, today, his father has died... (mglff.com)

It's not certain whether a film is really being shot, but you can see behind the scenes the way young Filipino film makers work. And also why they are so widely discussed. Because of their zest for work. (KG)

Abandoned by his American lover, a handsome teenager from the mountains journeys to Manila in a n effort to support his family. With a popular call boy as his mentor, Paul enters the glittering world of male strippers, prostitution, drugs, sexual slavery, police corruption and murder. Teeming with sex and Asian beefcake, Macho Dancer is a seering indictment of the hypocrisy and police corruption rampant under both the Marcos and Aquino regimes. (imdb)

Ma' Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenient store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa and her children are ready to do anything to buy her freedom from the corrupt police. (Cannes2016)

A story about a torera (a live sex performer) who finds herself trapped in an anomalous game of association between sex, life and death, and its political equivalent of sleaze, subservicence and power in drug-addled world. (imdb)

Wendy (Jennlyn Mercado) meets Sean (Sam Milby) in a road accident. From being foes, they become acquainted while seated to each other in a long haul flight from Manila to New York City. (imdb)

The film is based on traditional Filipino folklore, and mentions creatures such as duwende (dwarfs), manananggal (winged, half-bodied vampires), aswang (blood-sucking monsters disguised as humans), kapre (tobacco-smoking giants). (themoviedb)

A Filipino domestic helper is accused of murdering her fellow domestic helper and her employer's son in Singapore. (imdb)

The four children plays Magikland, a popular mobile game but find themselves transported to the fantasy world of the same name after they were forced to jump into a portal. The four then were told by Mama Mandalagan, a wise woman, that they are destined to save Magikland and gave each their own quest to obtain four weapons that they would need to defeat Mogrodo-Or who seeks to take over the kingdom ruled by Princess Diya.

Determined to save the world from the evil plans of a powerful "engkanto" who has the magical black bandana, Mang Kepweng, together with his friends, embarks on an exciting adventure to complete the magic ingredients needed to revive the powers of his magical red bandana to defeat the enemy.

With her children in tow, Iyay embarks on a rowdy trip from Cebu to Dumaguete to attend her estranged husband's funeral. (Netflix)

The proprietor of a struggling carnival must help a prince from another land find three lost princesses.

Gabo and Trisha come from different backgrounds: Trisha has spent 20 years living in the United States, while Gabo has been working different jobs to make ends meet in the Philippines. The two cross paths when Trish returns to the country.

"MALIGNO" A couple takes a vacation on a secluded island and strange forces are at work that seem to keep them on that island. When her boyfriend suddenly grows ill, Ruffa Gutierrez finds a handsome young man in the woods who seems to exhibit magical powers. He offers to cure her sick friend on one condition that she stay with him forever. Will she accept any food from that handsome man to save her loved one? "ANINO" A family of siblings moves into their new apartment but little did they know of

Three poor girls from the provinces of the Philippines are lured to the big city. In Manila they are tricked to work in the sex trade. (imdb)

At an early age, American Cedie Erol finds that he is the sole heir to a British earldom and leaves New York to take up residence in his ancestral castle where, after some initial resistance, he is joined by his middle-class mother, widow of the late heir. His grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, intends to teach the boy to become an aristocrat, but Cedie inadvertently teaches his grandfather compassion and social justice, and the artless simplicity and motherly love of Dearest warms his heart.