Up Film Institute Movies

A thesis film by Katyana Floresca

A Black Beret entry by Cedric Dalangin in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.

Before graduating, high school sweethearts Ralph and Angelo face their final test: the rise of AI, love in turmoil, and the choices that could define...

A stop-motion short film by Cole Matthew D. Navarro.

Kamil confronts her personal struggles when deciding to devote her life to serve the people in the countryside. Her sacrifice is remembered through...

Experiencing extreme sleep deprivation for months, a young man tape-records his memories for preservation against sinister, clandestine watchers.

Disinterested by their video lectures, a college student entertains themself through doodles and illustrations — only to find themself suddenly...

While on an out-of-town birthday party, Bianca, an only child to a single father, receives a phone call about her father’s sudden passing. She...

A lonely, introverted girl faces mysterious encounters during her high school class’ religious retreat trip.

Woman is challenged to traverse through a metallic path crafted by calloused hands of men.

After a violent encounter with the police during a rally, a young boy is offered possible release by his detainees at great personal cost.

A girl attempts to go back to her normal routine after a recent messy breakup with her boyfriend. However, her past keeps intruding on the present in...

Reyna, head of the school choir and daughter of the Parish Office Chair is rattled once her meticulously orchestrated music group is disrupted by the...

A shy landscape architecture student creates a connection with a classmate through cigarette breaks, until the habit that brings them closer begins...

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...

Ling is in her last year in elementary school. One school day, her botanist father fails to pick her up and doesn't return home from fieldwork....

Ace, a closeted gay guy, learns Judo in a class full of straight men, channeling his inner Mulan.

Kino Kalye was birthed from a desire to show how this sense of alienation, the speed of commerce, and the consequences of the increasingly digital...

Ikalimampung Palapag is an experimental short film delving into the various interpretations of the five stages of mental health recovery.

A delayed UP student faces obstacles when enlisting in her final PE class because she is a dinosaur!