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Filipiñana  2026
Director:  Rafael Manuel
Producer:
  Jeremy Chua, Alex Polunin, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi and Rafael Manuel
Art Director:
  Katrina Napigkit
Editor:
  Rafael Manuel
Screenplay:
  Rafael Manuel
Director of Photography:
  Xenia Patricia
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Cast:
spacer1 Jorrybell Agoto
spacer1 Carmen Castellanos
spacer1 Teroy Guzman
spacer1 Carlitos Siguion-Reyna
spacer1 Isabel Sicat
spacer1 Nour Houshmand
spacer1 Joanna Marie Banua
spacer1 Angeli Bayani
spacer1 Shamaine Buencamino
spacer1 Anna Buquid
spacer1 Clara Del Rosario
spacer1 Bullet Dumas
spacer1 Agot Isidro
spacer1 Pipay Kipay
spacer1 Thea Marabut
spacer1 Micah Musa
spacer1 Ruby Ruiz
spacer1 Jewel Sotelo
spacer1 Sunshine Teodoro
spacer1 Elle Velasco
spacer1 Jorrybell Agoto spacer1 Carmen Castellanos spacer1 Teroy Guzman
spacer1 Carlitos Siguion-Reyna spacer1 Isabel Sicat spacer1 Nour Houshmand
spacer1 Joanna Marie Banua spacer1 Angeli Bayani spacer1 Shamaine Buencamino
spacer1 Anna Buquid spacer1 Clara Del Rosario spacer1 Bullet Dumas
spacer1 Agot Isidro spacer1 Pipay Kipay spacer1 Thea Marabut
spacer1 Micah Musa spacer1 Ruby Ruiz spacer1 Jewel Sotelo
spacer1 Sunshine Teodoro spacer1 Elle Velasco spacer1
spacer1 Jorrybell Agoto spacer1 Carmen Castellanos
spacer1 Teroy Guzman spacer1 Carlitos Siguion-Reyna
spacer1 Isabel Sicat spacer1 Nour Houshmand
spacer1 Joanna Marie Banua spacer1 Angeli Bayani
spacer1 Shamaine Buencamino spacer1 Anna Buquid
spacer1 Clara Del Rosario spacer1 Bullet Dumas
spacer1 Agot Isidro spacer1 Pipay Kipay
spacer1 Thea Marabut spacer1 Micah Musa
spacer1 Ruby Ruiz spacer1 Jewel Sotelo
spacer1 Sunshine Teodoro spacer1 Elle Velasco

Synopsis:
It's Isabel's first week working as a 'tee-girl' at an opulent Manila golf club, and she is quickly learning the rules from the very bottom of its strict social hierarchy. Over the course of one sweltering day, she discovers that there are far more unspoken rules than official ones, in a bold feature debut approaching the idea of 'eat the rich' from a thoroughly anti-colonial perspective. Woozy, captivating and formally distinctive, the film builds a sharp portrait of class and colonial legacy through the eyes of one young woman navigating its lowest rungs.
Review:
A woozy, captivating debut that approaches class satire from a genuinely fresh anti-colonial angle, finding real formal distinction in its single sweltering day structure.