The Secret of Maria Makinang

Paano Maging Babae? by Gian Arre from De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, one of the official entries from the 2020 MMFF Student Short Film category.

After a one-night stand, an arrogant playboy and a timid young woman discover that any pleasure or pain they inflict on themselves is simultaneously felt by the other.

Bobot and Ashley just have been deported. They quickly realize the tarnish of their father daughter relationship on their ride back home.Grieving over the death of her mom, Ashley opens her side of the window which sparked annoyance with Bobot. Eventually, their frustration towards each other sparked an indelible argument. Bobot finally loses his facade and finally became the father Ashley needed especially now.

Rey played a super hero character called 'Milkyboy' in a milk commercial as a child in the 1980s. Fast forward 25 years: he's now working in a declining company with no bright future — nor love life — to speak of. He also can't seem to break free from the stigma of being a former child star. Can Rey overcome his inner demons and prove his worth to everyone, including himself?

A messenger delivers heartfelt and haunting letters to sites where victims of extrajudicial killings died or were last seen at, each message a brief foray into the tail-end of lives abruptly cut short and the anguish of those left behind.

A short film that imagines a reality where plants and trees could communicate with each other through their own form of social media—their groot chat.

In the brief hours of the morning, two strangers strike up an unexpected connection with the spaces between them sharing a language far too familiar.

Reframes the hiring process from the perspective of a deaf applicant.

"In The Trenches Of The Pink Revolution" offers an inside perspective on the remarkable rise of volunteerism that transformed electoral campaigning in the Philippines in 2022. The documentary delves into the strategies employed by the Leni Robredo campaign team in engaging various volunteer movements that fueled the "pink movement." Reflecting on the year following the election results, the film examines the current landscape and contemplates how we perceive hope for the future.

A young girl, forced by her mother into an online relationship with an elderly man, retreats into a fantasy world inspired by her favorite children's show.

"Through Each Thread" explores the intricate weaving tradition of Indang, Cavite, where local women continue an age-old craft that intertwines culture, history, and science. By focusing on the weaving process and the fibers they use, the film highlights the hidden genius and enduring principles of physics embedded in this timeless art.

When her celebrity crush publicly announces his engagement and temporary departure from show business, Amy’s long repressed emotions from being left behind resurface and she becomes deeply depressed. To cheer her up, Anne, her younger sister, stages a faux celebrity talk show where her sister can talk about her feelings. It is revealed that Amy’s longing isn’t really because of her celebrity crush but because of their mother’s need to work abroad.

Based on the true story of Mclaine Buatis during the turbulant period of his high school years, the film follows him as a student having to confront several complaints for his disruptive behavior. With the consent of his own guardian, his teacher treats these as legitimate grounds to drop him from his classes. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Mclain reveals his innate desire to graduate and pleads for one last chance.

An anthology short film inspired by Lynne Ramsay's 1996 short 'Small Deaths', PAPAPA follows three stories about three women who each have to deal with a different facet of oppression. A wife waits anxiously for her husband to arrive as the curfew looms, a student slowly grows repulsed by the contents of a mandated exam, and an even younger student is reprimanded and forced to recite the national oath by her principal. As the stories unfold, the leading character becomes younger while also, in contrast with her age, slowly developing a sense of agency. What begins as someone simply accepting their fate grows into a character who recognizes and rejects accepted injustice before finally becoming vocal in upholding forgotten virtues.

While clearing his apartment, a jaded young man discovers that he can talk to his long-dead father through an old tin can telephone that he made with his dad.

After acquiring a mysterious beep card, a man finds himself trapped in Katipunan station. He boards several trains and consistently arrives at the same station. Desperate to escape, he discovers an enigma on the opposite side of the platform and chases after it hoping to find a way out. The film was shot entirely on a mobile phone as part of a filmmaking challenge.