UP Film Institute Movie Trailers
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Concrete Conflicts Trailer (2024)
18 January 2024
A short experimental documentary on the loss of urban spaces and the fight to reclaim them as pedestrians, commuters, and PUV drivers face a transport crisis in the Philippines.
We're Just Sleepwalking Trailer (2024)
04 December 2024
A middle aged couple—Leila, a human resourcer officer, and Felix, a ride hailing app driver—will find their seemingly lifeless routine shaken when Leila sleepwalks one night and asks Felix, “Who are you?” Against their fast-paced urban life, the sleepwalking incidents will spark the question of their existence and togetherness, and finally, wake them up to life.
Si Toto Mart Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
Five years after their late brother's death, three siblings reunite in their hometown to celebrate her birthday with their 7-year-old niece who no longer remembers her existence.
Mga Aninong Dayo Trailer (2025)
20 May 2025
A burnt-out animator returns home to care for his ailing grandmother, only to be drawn into a mythical world, where he must confront his guilt and rediscover his purpose, preserving fading legends through his art.
Dekalarat Trailer (2023)
02 October 2023
A barangay avoids hell through a yearly sacrifice of a child. Desperate to make peace with her friend's death six years ago, Mads takes the matter into her own hands.
Don’t Look Back Trailer (2025)
28 May 2025
While walking the halls of her campus at twilight, a student is handed over a haunting note that begins a series of terrifying occurrences.
Gumamelas Are Still Red Trailer (2024)
05 August 2024
When a rural village in the Philippines starts to vanish, leaving only carabaos as witnesses, a child plans out a journey to locate his lost father, revealing a secret that defies belief.
Ipinanganak Na Nakayapak Trailer (2014)
11 December 2014
A story of a construction worker who got into a certain kind of trouble.
Connecting Trailer (2019)
03 August 2019
In a culture where designs are dreamt about and to be woven only by women, a T’boli man is challenged to face a cultural norm as the abaca goddess shows him a pattern to weave in his dreams.
Para Kay James Trailer (2018)
12 October 2018
Cedric goes to the wake of his deceased lover, James. While trying to gather the courage to tell James' mother, Carol, about their relationship, both Cedric and Carol journey through their memories with the departed.
Geography Lessons Trailer (2014)
20 March 2014
Before leaving Pampanga for good, Tib Apostol finds himself looking for his best friend Tric Torres back in high school.
The Man of the Sea Trailer (2025)
12 December 2025
A poetry film that tells the story of a man struggling with his deteriorating mental state and self-destruction.
More Than Just Ripples Trailer (2024)
11 June 2024
Caught in a creative struggle, a painter confronts her traumatic past and unfulfilled dreams when commissioned to paint seascape art, leading her on a journey of self-discovery through the depths of the sea and uncharted waters of her own.
The Man Who Isn't There And Other Stories Of Longing Trailer (2019)
22 May 2019
Short and innocent glimpses of human relationships through the lens of a photobooth aching for connection.
Preparation Trailer (2016)
30 January 2016
Pamagsadia tells the story of Tricia, a member of a multi-generational household whose members maintain a happy disposition despite the apparent deterioration of the grandfather.
Raming Kutya Trailer (2019)
06 December 2019
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 chair.
Last Full Show Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
An 11-year old vendor of pirated copies of films in a downtown capital tries every possible way in his position to watch a film for the very first time inside the comfort of a cinema.
Ang Papel ng Papel Trailer (2024)
17 December 2024
With the rise of a shopping mall inside a state university, Arnil, a local printing shop worker, expresses his plights as his established livelihood faces the threat of closure.
If People Such as We Cease to Exist Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
A grieving widow attempts to find the missing piece of her husband's remains.
Daynasor Trailer (2025)
31 May 2025
A delayed UP student faces obstacles when enlisting in her final PE class because she is a dinosaur!
Sa Dulo ng Ilog Magtatampisaw Trailer (2024)
15 April 2024
An influencer tries to escape her failed nature vlogging adventure after her hiking trip gets disrupted by a witch scare.
naghihintay ng bayan Trailer (2023)
17 February 2023
Manila's streets are roads to opportunity for the working person, but in transit, the common Filipino endures indignities and hours stuck in traffic.
Maliw Trailer (2013)
03 April 2013
A young woman revisiting memories of a lost love days before Martial Law is proclaimed -- an old, jaded mechanic -- a young man on his way to the countryside encountering a host of militia men and their tortured captive -- these are stories of forgotten hopes, of wearied struggles, of memories lost.
San Simon Trailer (2025)
16 February 2025
After years in the United States, Miguel returns to the Philippines as a young man. Revisiting his hometown in Pampanga, he is flooded with memories of dreams and cherished moments shared with his childhood friend Simon.
Anybody is Nobody to Somebody Trailer (2024)
09 June 2024
In a remote forest, Jemima, a woman who has achondroplasia- a form of dwarfism, is haunted by villagers that eagerly await a performer at their highly anticipated carnival until she is only to be drawn inside to confront various props symbolizing as her barriers.
Tisoy Trailer (2015)
14 August 2015
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 "Anatomiya ng Pag-Ibig.
Recuerdo Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
A Black Beret 2023 entry by Bane Vicente in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.
Daluyong Trailer (2023)
02 October 2023
An artist is struck with a mysterious condition that fills up her lungs with water. As she is called to her imminent death, her sister serves as her salvation.
st[r]ay with me Trailer (2024)
15 April 2024
In the aftermath of a nuclear war in 2040, the world is ruled and surveilled by Jotorrists, and children are forced to be slaves.
Mumu Trailer (2015)
17 December 2015
Kara thinks she's out of luck. She's a fresh graduate who doesn't want to venture into her nursing career, she's got a nagging mother, and she has an annoying set of "successful" friends to be envied with.
The Boy Who Bleeds in the Middle of the Sea Trailer (2018)
11 July 2018
A fishing community faces an impending demolition. One of the fisherfolks is Simon, a teenage boy, who had a menstruation in the middle of fishing.
Nostalgia Trailer (2025)
15 August 2025
A young man preparing to leave his hometown finds a dead body in his house.
Cemento Trailer (2025)
14 August 2025
A cement factory, a crowded urban city, a flooded coastal town, and the Manila Bay intersect to construct the spaces of a developing nation uncertain of its future.
Blacklist Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
A Black Beret entry by Niño Batac in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.
Bitukang Halang Trailer (2025)
12 December 2025
A struggling actor's trauma is weaponized by a manipulative director and his crew.
Murmurs From the Somber Depths of Sta. Mesa Trailer (2015)
22 February 2015
This film is composed of black and white images from the somber depths of Manila’s Sta. Mesa district, which are juxtaposed in the railroad system that metaphorically connects the lives of each individual in the community.
Ouvert Trailer (2026)
23 March 2026
While rehearsing for their next performance, a ballet dancer is haunted by echoes of the past.
Nicotine Blues Trailer (2025)
12 December 2025
A shy landscape architecture student creates a connection with a classmate through cigarette breaks, until the habit that brings them closer begins to take a toll on his body.
the flipside Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
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 alone--and that's exactly what she gets.
Fish Out of Water Trailer (2016)
06 August 2016
Minjae is a Korean-Filipino teenager who is often discriminated against for being mixed-blood. His utmost desire to belong to the homogeneous and hierarchical Korean society is tested when his single Filipina mother decides to send him to the Philippines one winter day.
mariposa Trailer (2025)
20 May 2025
The daughter of an overseas Filipino worker is being haunted by a crow-like humanoid creature, the manifestation of her guilt and burden of life.
City Driver Trailer (2019)
06 May 2019
siti drayber (City Driver) retells the day-to-day experiences of city drivers in Manila. They tell stories of estrangement, aspirations, love affairs, friendship and the difficulties of surviving in Manila’s busiest streets.
You Shall Have the Body Trailer (2025)
31 May 2025
Kaloy, a 22-year-old embalmer who illegally moonlights for a corrupt syndicate, extracting bullets from bodies and replacing them with counterfeits for extra cash.
You Take My Breath Away. Trailer (2023)
13 March 2023
Three friends are forced to organize their late friend’s necrological service after something unexpected happens to his dead body.
genesis Trailer (2024)
19 December 2024
In 7 episodes, a subject traverses through various phases of existence. He fully explores different facets of the human condition— a calm birth, a stifled growth, an outrage against injustice, a cumulation of scars, and the return to innocence.
50lo Trip With Lolo Dan Trailer (2024)
25 December 2024
After discovering his late grandfather Lolo Dan’s old film camera, Martin finds a hidden notebook containing 49 unfulfilled wishes.
Puppy Love Trailer (2017)
02 December 2017
A young girl on the brink of puberty wakes up one morning to find that her pet dog had escaped, leaving her with a wound in her vagina.
In Between Spaces Trailer (2019)
03 August 2019
Jun is a farmer who lives near a pineapple field with his mother Dita and his brother Mako. His aunt from Manila who can’t bear a child offers to adopt Mako with a promise to give him a good life.
if tomorrow never comes Trailer (2024)
15 April 2024
40 years after having to marry a white man, Angie is deported and reunites with her ex, Badine. As they revisit the places buried by urbanization, they unearth the past and rekindle their love.
Century Trailer (2019)
25 October 2019
Three scientists from Central surveillance and discuss their final experiment on Hiyasmin-124. Siglo (Century) recounts the dilemma of the characters in the dystopian world with limited technological and medical advances that could make or break Central’s viscous cycle.
Flush Trailer (2020)
21 November 2020
A subdued worker serves a swollen man bound in an endless cycle of simultaneous consumption and defecation.