John Torres Movies

A small town in the Philippines is turned upside down by the arrival of a film crew that has everyone excited. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Lukas finds his...

Village miracles caught on tape: images of a river that must be crossed to erase heartaches, imagined with a boy who has never experienced sorrow.

John Torres repurposes documentary footage captured from the sets of various Filipino productions (including the likes of Lav Diaz and Erik Matti)...

Rooted in Filipino realities – both concrete and cinematically reimagined – John Torres’ meticulous yet generous approach is a...

Sarah is a debt collector who lives among the inhabitants of the village of Guimbal on the island of Panay. She wants to find the young man who...

A touching ode to Leonardo de la Cruz, the filmmaker's late father, who died earlier this year of lung cancer at the age of 65, the film is a...

Stories of Filipino men and women, and other living things passing through similar objects, familiar spaces, non-linear time and dreams...

Tristan, King Marke’s most loyal vassal, takes the Irish princess Isolde to Cornwall to be married off to his master. During the journey,...

A mobile phone film shot in Mahiyan Street (Shy Street), Sikatuna, a stone's throw away from the house of Chavit Singson, who also led the masses to...

A young lady recovers something from a recycle bin. He is brought back to life. She sleeps. He sees his future in her through photographs from her...

A film inspired by birds, planes, and flight. Based on a poem by Filipino writer Allan Pastrana.

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Black-and-white sequence of contemporary urban life, jittery images recorded by a 1940s motion-picture camera, and a sleepy narration of words,...

　　Friends of Los Otros make a group output during a 16mm film workshop conducted by visiting filmmakers Dianna Barrie and Richard Touhy...

　　One shot of things a girl at once did not see.

Composed of several vignettes that resemble snapshots of urban life; they are juxtaposed with images of love, friendship and everyday life.

Black-and-white sequence of contemporary urban life, jittery images recorded by a 1940s motion-picture camera, and a sleepy narration of words,...

TAWIDGUTOM is an experimental love poem composed of images that recur and repeat themselves.