Carlo Francisco Manatad Movies

Minjae is a Korean-Filipino teenager who is often discriminated against for being mixed-blood. His utmost desire to belong to the homogeneous and...

The film tells of Hannah, a Chinese-Filipino girl who discovers that she has a half-brother and meets him for the first time on the last...

An aftershock caused by an earthquake twelve years ago made a time-space connection between the young Xiao Li and his childhood. At a class reunion...

Galo is a university student who writes on his journal the string of unsettling and mysterious experiences he has while living with his grandmother,...

A struggle between a painter and his work.

A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated...

Story about five people who wanted something so badly that they’ll do anything, even to deal with the devil. As they finally get what they...

In the span of a single night, "Hungkag (Hollow) explores the lives of three solitary individuals under the eyes of the city lights. Isa, a...

Somewhere in Manila, a crime boss rules with an iron fist. To his most loyal henchman he gives the task of guarding his woman. Before long, she falls...

The story of Jesse and Celeste who meets at an unexpected time in their lives. They then realize their names are the same as the characters in the...

A music documentary on MNL48, a franchise of the highly successful Japanese idol group, AKB48. The film looks into the girls as they perform within a...

In the Claws of a Century Wanting explores the harsh lives led in the backstreets of the port, a world of busy working people, ships, cranes and...

A devoted soldier of the Taliban's ideology that has shaped his destiny since birth, Samim (23) struggles between the alluring promises of martyrdom...

Twelve year old Zaffan lives in a small rural community in Malaysia. In full puberty, she realizes that her body is changing at an alarming rate. Her...

A mentally-challenged guy was put into trial after allegedly raping his teacher. And as Amanda, Julian, and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense,...

The papal visit has left dancers in a nightclub jobless. While waiting for the Pope to leave, Junilyn is forced to practice a few tricks her boss...

A teenager resorts to desperate measures in her efforts to quit her school's aerobic dance team and assert her independence.

In the middle of the preparation for the Taong Putik Festival, a young man, penniless and in love, takes on a job that goes terribly wrong. To save...

In a rural seaside town, north of Cebu, Philippines, fisher folks face the harsh reality of human-induced environmental conditions. Fueled by the...

Short and innocent glimpses of human relationships through the lens of a photobooth aching for connection.