Films produced by Up Film Institute

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

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...

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

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

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

A thesis film by Katyana Floresca

Fifty years into a Philippines riddled with rising prices and scarcity in local produce, a person travels to the wet market to look for ingredients....

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...

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

The Reyes family prepares to take a family portrait.

A struggling actor's trauma is weaponized by a manipulative director and his crew.

Hosts of a horror show investigate a woman's haunted house.

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

Set in the late 2000s, a payphone booth at an all-girls Catholic school stands witness to the intimate performance of its callers.

Estranged friends Kia and Maria face an unexpected reunion in the chapel of their old all-girls' Catholic school, where they are forced to redress...

​A cement factory, a crowded urban city, a flooded coastal town, and the Manila Bay intersect to construct the spaces of a developing nation...

Two mothers strive to live a life of hope and strength while carrying the unbelievable pain of losing their husband and child to Rodrigo...

While rehearsing for their next performance, a ballet dancer is haunted by echoes of the past.

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...