Pen Medina

Two U.S. Marine investigators looking into a series of grisly murders in Manila discover that the crimes are tied to an amulet with a 400-year-old curse on it that has unleashed supernatural forces. (imdb)

The saga of a poor family, who lives in a rural community in the Philippines. His career serves as a metaphor for the country's history during the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos and the growth of activity of guerrilla, between 1971 and 1987. The film began to be made in 1993 and took ten years to complete.

The film is set in the dry town of Cupang. The locals believe the drought to be a curse placed on them for driving away a leper. However, after Elsa claims to see an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the sad, forgotten town is consumed with commercialism and exploitation. Elsa mysteriously acquires healing powers and the whole village becomes a bustling venue for mass-produced statues of saints, tours, bottles of miraculous water, and souvenir T-shirts. (wikipedia)

The narrative plays with the idea of a retro-futurist world where a prisoner locked away in a dark chamber for over two decades only sees the reality of the world outside through the small hole in his cell, which projects an image of the city on his wall, the phenomenon of the "camera obscura". (Cinemalaya)

A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With the help of Jean Lassiter, a nosey reporter covering the crime beat, Stryker uncovers the involvement of corrupt politicians in the heroin trade and in the killings. (imdb)

Narsing and Puring, a newlywed couple, come home to the village of Mulawin to live in the ancestral house of Narsing's father, Gusting, a land owner.

This Filipino vampire film tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman, and a withered old hag. (letterboxd)

Set in the imaginary Barangay Husay, Eman teams up with his two friends, Toto and Carlo who start as the underdogs, failing at every opportunity to succeed in their small-time scams. They then meet Nicoy who becomes part of Eman's group breaking the tradition of having only 3 members per gang.