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Karl Maalab Paredes

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Karl Maalab Paredes

KARL MAALAB PAREDES is a filmmaker based in Quezon City and a student at the University of the Philippines Film Institute. His experimental documentary Concrete Conflicts (2025) is streaming on Cinemata, and he served as Director of Photography and editor for the Cheeky Things music video “Bones,” named one of 2024’s standout Filipino music videos by Rolling Stone Philippines. He is also the found…

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EncounterEncounter · 2023
Encounter
2023
MovieHorror
Two students were on their way back to their dormitory when they were suddenly stalked by a mysterious undercover police officer.
SplitSplit · 2023
Split
2023
MovieRomance
A love story shown with the use of split screen.
Concrete ConflictsConcrete Conflicts · 2024
Concrete Conflicts
2024
MovieDocumentary
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.
An Extra Super Special Mystery FilmAn Extra Super Special Mystery Film · 2025
An Extra Super Special Mystery Film
2025
Movie
A film by Kit Munsayac.
Paul's Best Friend, RicoPaul's Best Friend, Rico · 2022
Paul's Best Friend, Rico
★ 10.02022
MovieRomanceComedy
Paul and Rico have always been together since grade school. They were inseparable. And because of this strong bond, blooms a type of love that is, unfortunately, one-sided. Racing against the clock to tell him before they part ways, Paul is met with revelations that keep him from telling Rico what he truly feels. Can they still be friends? Can they still go back to the way they were before?
cockroachcockroach · 2026
cockroach
2026
Movie
A working student bustles through scorching Manila, pushed to a cycle of exhaustion as the disparities of a distant world of capitalist excess kindle a common tenderness.
To Strike is The WeaponTo Strike is The Weapon
To Strike is The Weapon
MovieDocumentary
an experimental short film on current musings on the different struggles of the different sectors of the Filipino working class.
Bahay Barikada (Class Cut)Bahay Barikada (Class Cut) · 2024
Bahay Barikada (Class Cut)
2024
MovieDocumentary
A short documentary.

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