Movies: Lui Manansala

The third episode of an anthology of three horror stories: a snake creature secretly lurks inside a shopping mall, a family is fed a meal that turns them into monsters, and an airplane hijacking is interrupted by the birth of a vampire....

Set in the Philippines, 2052, the planting of kamote (sweet potatoes) has been outlawed and those caught planting and selling kamote are put in jail, no thanks to the Kamote Planting Regulation Act...

The second installment of episodes from this classic horror series scares up even more screams than the first. In "Poso," a wealthy client tempts a hack occultist out of retirement. In "Aquarium," a family moves into their new home only to discover t...

The film follows the story a man who travels to Saga to expand his pottery business in the Philippines, then falls in love with a Japanese woman who is the heiress of a flourishing pottery factory....

Two filmmakers try to create a film venturing on the life of Jose Rizal. Before they do that, they try to investigate on the heroism of the Philippine national hero. Of particular focus is his supposed retraction of his views against the Roman Cathol...

While saving his brother's life, Benjo dies, but he decides to forgo the afterlife and remain on Earth as his family's protector in this touching supernatural drama. Determined to help his distraught and lonely mom, Benjo the wayward soul tries despe...

When Paulino Mungcal and his co-worker in a lahar-filled quarry unexpectedly dig up the remains of his 2-year daughter Marikit, they discover that she showed no signs of decay. Could this be a miracle, and could she -- despite death – cure the sick?...

Sarah is a young woman with the gift of seeing and hearing things before they happen. As a child, she sees her father’s death before it happens....

The search for a missing watch instigates the painful quest for the truth in Belyn’s and her son’s life....

A complex half-Pinay, half-Caucasian lady looking for American living in Olongapo City (Philippines) who tries to get her passport and US visa in order to meet her father personally for the first time....

Hopeless romatic Cyd met three versions of the same man, until she was in for a rude awakening....

The tale of an activist’s journey during the turbulent years of Martial Law, until his capture in the mountains and the dark, nine years of imprisonment that followed, leading to his birth as a poet....

A young woman goes back to her province in the countryside where she gets to once again meet her Grandmother Loleng - a distant relative and a senile parol (Christmas lantern) artisan. Together, they will explore Grandma Loleng’s landscape of memorie...

A political family tries to hold on to their integrity and reputation as they face a difficult crisis....

A retired school teacher on the verge of senility finds difficulty in connecting with her grandson, who is now taking care of her....

Infinite struggles among four men in their twilight years, confined in a hospice facility or home for the aged. Their gray hair grows and fades unnoticed, their lives enter the void of oblivion. Everything unfolds so naturally into their swan song un...

A frustrated filmmaker afflicted with a terminal illness. With such a daunting fate, Darius decides to make a series of videos about himself, his community, and the beauty of life. With the passion of filmmaking giving him comfort, strength, and heal...

"Paquil" tells the story of Christina, a once-celebrated actress who, after experiencing several career flops and being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, returns to her hometown of Pakil. This town holds deep childhood memories for her and i...

A retired government employee’s new hobby leads to existential desperation and financial complications....

Amid legalized corruption, a son struggles to prove to his father that he is fit to survive in a dog-eat-dog society....