Up Film Institute Movies

On the anniversary of her renowned musician sister's death, a young radio presenter revisits her unreleased demo tapes in the studio for a...

A film by Gaby Marcial

During the course of one night, a young journalist is set to finish his investigative report that will expose the private army of an influential...

Fifty years into a Philippines riddled with rising prices and scarcity in local produce, a person travels to the wet market to look for ingredients....

After a one-night stand, a writer and an actor navigate the hazy terrain between connection, ambition, and commitment.

Experiencing extreme sleep deprivation for months, a young man tape-records his memories for preservation against sinister, clandestine watchers.

Reyna, head of the school choir and daughter of the Parish Office Chair is rattled once her meticulously orchestrated music group is disrupted by the...

A film by Jude Lim

A thesis film by Katyana Floresca

A Black Beret entry by Katyana Floresca in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.

After losing her job at the end of a stressful finals week and having no choice but to move back home with her family, Nel wishes nothing but to be...

Kino Kalye was birthed from a desire to show how this sense of alienation, the speed of commerce, and the consequences of the increasingly digital...

A timid teenage boy falls into a hollow void with people who constantly ridicule him. He tries to escape confrontation but seems to be stuck in his...

Before graduating, high school sweethearts Ralph and Angelo face their final test: the rise of AI, love in turmoil, and the choices that could define...

A lonely, introverted girl faces mysterious encounters during her high school class’ religious retreat trip.

A delayed UP student faces obstacles when enlisting in her final PE class because she is a dinosaur!

A university student learns that it is not so easy to borrow a library book. Martika Ramirez Escobar and Sari Estrada's segment in the anthology...

Woman is challenged to traverse through a metallic path crafted by calloused hands of men.

In a Catholic high school in Bulacan, a farm boy’s bond with a sacristan forces him to grapple with faith, shame, and the space between heaven...

Ana embarks on a captivating journey back to her roots in Cabanatuan City for her grandmother’s grand 75th birthday celebration.