Adolfo Alix Jr. – MRQE

X&Y

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

YSHA wants to travel to make amends with people she hurt in the past. XANDER is in need of money to support his family. The two accidentally meet—will love find its way through them too?

Mystery of the Night

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Spanish-ruled Philippines, 1800s: A woman, raped and banished to the woods on a full moons night, sees her newborn child swallowed by animalistic shadows lurking in the foliage. Raised by the forests mysterious ghouls and demons boars, wild cats and a many-eyed sage the child grows.

Aurora

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

“The social worker Aurora is kidnapped by a group of Moslem rebels who have lost their ideals and only plunder. In a military attack on the camp where Aurora is being held, she manages to escape. But in the jungle, she doesn’t have a hope and two attackers find her the same night. Her name means ‘first light of day’, but it’s not at all certain that Aurora will make it that far.” – IFFR

X&Y

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

YSHA wants to travel to make amends with people she hurt in the past. XANDER is in need of money to support his family. The two accidentally meet—will love find its way through them too?

Madilim ang Gabi

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Dutertes violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.

Death March

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of its namesake – the forcible transfer of 76000 American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese Army in 1942.

Kalayaan

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Julian is a soldier stationed on a remote island in the Philippines. He has finished his three months of service on the island and is ready to leave, but news of a coup détat in Manilla forces Julian to stay on the island longer. All Julian has is a walkie-talkie, radio and TV. Meanwhile, Julian senses someone watching him. When Julian loses contact with the main base, soldiers Lucio and Eric are sent to the island. The soldiers then talk about a soldier previously stationed on the island and his encounters with a mermaid.

Isda

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Impoverished, childless and living in a garbage dump, Miguel and Lina become instant celebrities when Lina miraculously becomes pregnant. But Lina gives birth to a fish, which increases her celebrity but leaves Miguel humiliated and the couple at odds. What follows is an illuminating examination of how this unusual family copes and compromises in the face of a modern-day miracle.

Tambolista

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Jason and Billy struggling to fulfill their unlikely dream, and having their world crumble around them as a consequence.

Donsol

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

About two lonely people who met during the whaleshark watching season in Donsol, Sorsogon.