Boost our local films by streaming them! Most of them are available in Netflix so strap in for roller coaster of emotions. Check out our list of award-winning Filipino films
1. Leonor Will Never Die, 2022
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
Synopsis: “Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.”
Award/s from: Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
Genres: Drama/Comedy
Directed by: Martika Ramirez Escobar
Critics say: “A delightfully unique tribute to the transporting power of cinema, Leonor Will Never Die marks director/co-writer Martika Ramirez Escobar as a talent to watch.”
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu
2. Dollhouse, 2022
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “A troubled lead singer of a rock band sets out to rekindle the relationship he never had with his long-lost daughter.”
Award/s from: Asia-Pacific Luminare Awards
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Marla Ancheta
Lessons you can learn from the film: “There are a million of second chances in the world, kung nanaisin mo lamang magbago”
Where to Stream: Netflix
3. Pamilya Ordinaryo (Ordinary People), 2016
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “Barely making a living as pickpockets, a teenage couple in Manila resort to desperate measures when their one-month-old child is kidnapped.”
Award/s from: Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Gawad Urian Awards, Entertainment Editors’ Choice Awards, FAP Awards, Philippines, Five Flavours Asian Film Festival, Hanoi International Film Festival, Harlem International Film Festival, IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival, Star Awards for Movies, Tokyo FILMeX
Genre: Social Issue Drama
Directed by: Eduardo Roy Jr.
4. BuyBust, 2018
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “In a mazelike Manila slum, at war with incensed civilians and a brutal cartel, special agent Nina Manigan must fight her way through one fierce night.”
Award/s from: Entertainment Editors’ Choice Awards, FAP Awards, Philippines, Gawad Urian Awards, Star Awards for Movies
Genres: Action & Adventure, Asian Action Movies, Crime Movies
Directed by: Erik Matti
5. Birdshot, 2016
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “A sheltered farm girl inadvertently shoots an endangered Philippine eagle, setting off a police investigation that exposes violence and corruption.”
Award/s from: Entertainment Editors’ Choice Awards, FAP Awards, Philippines, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino, Star Awards for Movies, Tokyo International Film Festival
Genres: Filipino, Social Issue Dramas, Dramas, Thriller Movies
Directed by: Mikhail Red
6. Kalel, 15; 2019
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “Surrounded by tensions and secrets, a teenage boy searches for validation and navigates life with a dysfunctional family following an HIV diagnosis.”
Award/s from: Asian Film Festival, Asian Film Festival Rome, FAMAS Awards, Gawad Urian Awards, Harlem International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Genres: Social Issue Dramas, Dramas
Directed by: Jun Lana
7. Pan De Salawal (The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread and Undies); 2018
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “A wandering girl with healing powers arrives at a small neighborhood by the railroad, where she meets an ailing man who she isn’t able to cure.”
Award/s from: w 2020 Calella Film Festival (Spain), 8th Seoul Guro International Film Festival
Genres: Dramas
Directed by: Che Espiritu
8. Iska; 2019
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “A devoted grandmother contends with poverty, violence, an abusive husband, and societal demands as she raises her young grandson with autism.”
Award/s from: Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, 2020 Asian Film Festival Barcelona, Harlem International Film Festival, Herat International Women’s Film Festival
Genres: Social Issue Dramas, Dramas, Independent Movies
Directed by: Theodore Boborol
9. Lola Igna; 2019
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “An elderly woman finds her life disrupted when her family and village realize she has a chance at a world record for being the oldest grandmother alive.”
Award/s from: Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino, The Paragon Awards
Genres: Comedies
Directed by: Eduardo Roy Jr.
10. Hintayan Ng Langit (Heaven’s Waiting); 2018
Source: YouTube
Synopsis: “Starring Eddie Garcia and Gina Pareño, they portray ex-lovers who live together in an apartment room in Purgatory. Lisang is a woman who died in her 60s and remained in Purgatory for two years due to making trouble with other souls who died. She later meets Manolo, her ex-lover, who recently passed away.”
Award/s from: QCinema International Film Festival, Star Awards for Movies
Genres: Dramas, Romantic Movies
Directed by: Dan Villegas#
