Schedule of Events:

March 4, 2025

11:00 am - 2:30 pm: MIFF 2025 Press Conference

3:30 pm - 5:35 pm: SPECIAL SCREENING – TO BE ANNOUNCED!

6:30 pm - 8:18 pm: Special Screening of “Love Hurts” starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose & Daniel Wu + Q&A

Director: Jonathan Eusebio

Starring: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose & Daniel Wu

Logline: A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.

9:15 pm - 11:05 pm: “The Debut” starring Dante Basco, Tirso Cruz III & Eddie Garcia + Q&A

Director: Gene Cajayon

Starring: Dante Basco, Tirso Cruz III, Eddie Garcia, Gina Alajar, Darion Basco, Dion Basco, Derek Basco, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco

Logline: A young man struggles with his desire to study art when his family thinks he’s headed for premedical studies. Conflicts between Filipino traditions and expectations vs. personal dreams in the contemporary world erupt at his sister’s debut.

March 5, 2025

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.

March 6, 2025

2:00 pm - 3:47 pm: “Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital” starring Enrique Gil

Director: Kerwin Go

Starring: Enrique Gil, Jane De Leon & Alexa Miro

Logline: Following the format of the Korean original, the group of Filipino amateur ghosthunters will explore the notorious Xinglin General Hospital in Taiwan, which is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in Taiwan.

3:00 pm - 4:50 pm: “Song of the Fireflies” starring Morissette Amon & Rachel Alejandro

Director: King Palisoc

Starring: Morissette Amon & Rachel Alejandro

Logline: The screenplay by Sarge Lacuesta is inspiring story based on the Loboc Children’s Choir where Amon plays the role of a music teacher.

5:00 pm - 6:54 pm: “Hold Me Close” starring Julia Barretto & Carlo Aquino

Director: Jason Paul Laxamana

Starring: Julia Barretto & Carlo Aquino

Logline: Woody has spent seven years traveling across the world to find a place to settle. He checks out Japan where he meets Lynlyn, who has the special ability to tell if a certain person will cause happiness or harm to her by merely touching them.

6:00 pm - 8:05 pm: “Uninvited” starring Aga Muhlach & Vilma Santos 

Director: Dan Villegas

Starring: Aga Muhlach, Vilma Santos, Mylene Dizon, Nadine Lustre

Logline: Viewers are transported to an opulent mansion where a billionaire’s lavish birthday celebration spirals into a night of socialite intrigues, buried secrets, and shocking revelations

8:00 pm - 10:05 pm: “My Future You” starring Francine Diaz & Seth Fedelin

Director: Crisanto B. Aquino 

Starring: Francine Diaz & Seth Fedelin

Logline: Karen (Francine Diaz) and Lex (Seth Fedelin) meet each other in an online dating app. They live in two different timelines set fifteen years apart whose connection was made possible through a comet. After learning their strange situation they work on changing the past to alter their fate

9:00 pm - 10:55 pm: “Green Bones” starring Dennis Trillo & Ruru Madrid

Director: Zig Dulay

Starring: Dennis Trillo, Ruru Madrid & Kylie Padilla

Logline: Follows notorious criminal Domingo Zamora and newly assigned correctional officer Javier Gonzaga, who strives to prevent Zamora’s release from prison.

March 7, 2025

12:30 pm - 1:55 pm: “Faith Healers” starring Dr. Zorayada Lee-Llacer and Dr. Randy Lizardo with special appearances by Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, Consul General Iric Arribas, and many others

Director: Regina Aquino

Starring: Dr. Zorayada Lee-Llacer and Dr. Randy Lizardo with special appearances by Ambassador Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, Consul General Iric Arribas, and many others

Logline: FAITH HEALERS is an independent feature documentary about Filipino doctors who left their homeland to care for the health of the United States. Exploring the unique history between the USA and the Philippines, discover how they navigated cultural differences and created a vibrant new community in Prince George’s County, MD, just outside the nation’s capital. From immigration in the 1960’s to 2nd generation growing pains, these Filipino Americans continue to give their time, talents, and hearts serving both of their countries. At its heart, FAITH HEALERS is about Filipino KAPWA – our shared humanity – and the importance of honoring our history and culture.

Date: March 4, 2025 - March 7, 2025

Location: TCL Chinese Theatre - 6925 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028

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