Filipiñana at Speed Cinema

Filipiñana

Directed by Rafael Manuel

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$12 | $8 Speed members | Free for students with I.D.

“Impossibly gorgeous shot after impossibly gorgeous shot. It’s not an exaggeration to say that quite literally every frame is a work of art.”—Taylor Gates, Collider

Isabel, a 17-year-old from the rural north of the Philippines, works at a posh country club outside Manila. Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, she lines up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the carefully manicured verdant horizon.

Between shifts, she wanders the immaculate grounds, sampling its luxuries and exploring its liminal spaces. The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance

with the doting and subservient staff.

But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca. The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past.

Winner of a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision from the Sundance Film Festival and the Philippines’ submission for consideration for the Best International Film Oscar. 2026, Philippines/Singapore/U.K./France/The Netherlands, DCP, in Filipino, English, and Ilokano with English subtitles, 100 minutes. Recommended for 16+

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