Robin Palmes

LV and her family make their living by operating an illegal off track betting outlet. But things haven't been going well for them lately, and the future is uncertain with Sta. Ana Park closing down.

2025 : les bas quartiers de Manille, marécages de la création, dépotoir à la sauce disco. Des chants surgissent d’une jungle d’ordures éclairée de feu d’artifices. Le rideau s’ouvre sur l’histoire du gang Kostka : des enfants de 2 à 10 ans, armes à feux en main, cigarettes à la bouche, langage ordurier et « fuck you attitude ». Tribu de freaks adeptes de toutes les perversions, ils guident leur fanfare de violence à travers un labyrinthe de décadence, de vols à mains armées et de meurtres. Enfermés pour 20 ans à la suite d'un braquage, on les retrouve à leur sortie, moins polissons mais toujours aussi cons. D'autant plus qu'ils disparaissent mystérieusement un par un...

A story about Faith, a hardworking marketing professional who has an unlucky streak in romance. After over a decade of not seeing each other, she reaches out to her college classmate Julius, an aspiring musician. After an awkward situation brings them together, the two hit it off and an unlikely friendship blooms. As their friendship gets deeper, so does their feelings for each other - leading them to try being a couple. But their friendship will be tested by the expectations and problems that come with a relationship. Faith and Julius would journey to understanding that sometimes, choosing to commit to someone is also choosing to grow.

To reimage, rewrite, and reread my country’s bastard history, using dismembered icons and scenographies that both affirm and negate remembered mythology.

In this whimsical historical fresco, a counterpoint to today’s urgent political issues, the figure of the Filipino revolutionary Rizal is revisited in the light of early silent films.

A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.

Mondomanila tells the story of teenage anti-hero Tony de Guzman and the rough neighborhood he calls home.