Up Cineastes Studio Movies

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

Two strangers walking in a circular road find themselves in another place where they have to drift in the middle of who they are and who they want to be.

A gaggle of friends and observers ponder the fate of a relationship as they watch it collapse in this independent drama from the Philippines. Cris is a documentary filmmaker with a well-regarded body of work and a large community of friends and admirers. Cris...

In the Bagong Lipunan Negros Island, Philippines of 1985, a family of dumaan farmers and their community faces a brutal threat of the Amomonggo. While the community struggles for their rights and safety, the Magbuelas family is haunted by the tragic loss of th...

An ambitious dancer hallucinates her other self while practicing the piece.

A war-torn grandmother, Lola Mame conceals her past from her tenacious and curious grandson Sen. He is persistent in uncovering his grandmother's past. He is motivated not only by academic recquirement but also his longing to puzzle a part of his identity. How...

Adrian, a sweet and young boy, helps prepare his Lolo's funeral which he mistakes as a birthday party.

After losing both parents, two brothers search the skies for solace and clarity. Could the answer be really out of this world?