Manila International Film Festival

Manila International Film Festival

Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025 at 2:00pm

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Schedule of Events:

2:00 pm – 4:20 pm: “The Kingdom” starring Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual & Cristine Reyes + Q&A

Director: Michael Tuviera

Starring: Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual & Cristine Reyes

Logline: The story is set in the Kingdom of Kalayaan in the contemporary era in an alternate version of the Philippines where the islands were never colonized. It features the hierarchy of the Kaharian ng Kalayaan and Malayas.

2:45 pm – 5:00 pm: “Hello, Love, Again” starring Alden Richards & Kathryn Bernardo + Q&A

Director: Cathy Garcia-Sampana

Starring: Kathryn Bernardo & Alden Richards

Logline: After fighting for their love to conquer time, distance and a global shutdown that keeps them apart, Joy and Ethan meet again in Canada but realize that they have also changed a lot, individually.

5:30 pm - 7:15 pm: “Espantaho” starring Judy Ann Santos & Lorna Tolentino + Q&A

Director: Chito S. Roño

Starring: Judy Ann Santos & Lorna Tolentino

Logline: The story of Monet and her mother Rosa, who are mourning over the death of the family patriarch Pabling. During the nine days of pasiyam, dark secrets and a malevolent plot start to unravel.

6:00 pm - 7:50 pm: “Nurse Unseen” Screening + Q&A

Director: Michele Josue

Starring: Aveline Abiog, Meriden Angeles, Steve Angeles, Alyssa Jade, Camon Araneta, Alexis Balincongan, Gerry Barranda, Voltaire Buenjemia, Joan Calanog, Jude Canela, Vivian Piang, Canetti, Catherine Cenza Choy, Maricris Dinopol, Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, Nicole Guerzon, Joyette Jagolino, Frances Josue, Jack Josue, Karen Josue, Leo Feliz Jurado, Ruben Leal, Jollene Levid, Nora Levid, Allison Mayol, Wilma Mendoza, Kevin Nadal, Anthony Ocampo, Tiffany Olega, Christina Oriel, Manny Paez, Cesar Palana, Dan Pambuan, Merlin Pambuan, Shantell Pambuan, Marilou Prado-Inzerillo, Vicki Rollins, Ninotchka Rosca, Neil Ruiz, Miggy Sabalvaro, Roseminda Santee, Marlon Garcia Saria, Gertrude Tan, Maria ‘Ludi’ Ramos Victor, and Kym Villamer

Logline: Nurse Unseen is a feature documentary that explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.

8:00 pm - 10:20 pm: “And the Breadwinner Is…” starring Vice Ganda & Eugene Domingo + Q&A

Director: Jun Robles Lana

Starring: Vice Ganda & Eugene Domingo

Logline: The film will focus on Bambi Salvador, a breadwinner working as an OFW in Taiwan for her family back home. She then returns home to Arayat, Pampanga expecting for her dream house to be finished, instead returns to see their dilapidated house. They restart “Papsy’s Panaderyuh, Home of the Original Kalil”, a bakery shop and funeral parlor. The film serves as a tribute to the unsung heroes who carry the weight of their loved ones’ dreams on their shoulders.

8:45 pm - 11:05 pm: “Topakk” starring Julia Montes, Arjo Atayde & Sid Lucero + Q&A

Director: Richard Somes

Starring: Julia Montes, Arjo Atayde & Sid Lucero

Logline: An ex-special forces operative (Arjo Atayde) who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, attempts to save a woman’s life (Julia Montes) whose life is being pursued by a corrupt police death squad working for a drug cartel.

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