Spring Films Reveals Upcoming Movie Releases

Spring Films now on its 10th year showcase their upcoming movie releases.

In this corner of the planet, we have the dull misfortune of having only two seasons: wet and dry. Much of our culture has been built around these polarities for hundreds of years. At some point in the timeline, director Joyce Bernal, actor Piolo Pascual, and entertainment businessman Erickson Raymundo decided that a bit of change was in order, and it only took them a decade. Spring is in the Philippines — it has been for 10 years — to watch Philippine cinema grow and flourish in the sun.

For now, the independent production outfit is wasting no time to showcase the vibrancy of its 13-film repertoire, kicking off with the commercial release of James Robin Mayo’s Kuya Wes that features previously unseen edits. The promise of spring is the promise of growth, and there will always be Spring Films. Come join the festivities and bask in the glory of a blooming Philippine cinema.

The following are the list of films for Spring Films 10th Year Anniversary:

 Kuya Wes (Commercial Cut)

Caught somewhere between transactions and true love, a hopelessly naive remittance clerk becomes infatuated with and helps a beautiful customer in her time of need as his relationship with his younger brother spirals into disarray.

I'm Ellenya L.

Doing everything for internet clout, a young online influencer-wannabe seeks the help of a social media guru. Sparks fly and things spin out of control as she is tasked to create original content in a span of a week for fear of having to return to her humdrum job.

  Hayop Ka

Avid Liongoren’s animated feature follows an attractive feline saleslady at a department store as she figures in a love triangle between her mongrel janitor boyfriend and a high society businessdog.

  Walang KaParis

 Reunion movie of Alessandra de Rossi, Empoy and Sigird Bernardo

 Children of the Lake

The lives of an 8-year old girl who survives by planting improvised explosives and an astute military private intertwine during the 6-month Marawi siege with fear, vengeance, and hope poking out of the beleaguered city’s corners.

 Puppy Love

Based on an F. Sionil Jose short story, two childhood sweethearts—a small town boy and the daughter of the richest landowner in town—reunite after the decades that followed the Japanese occupation, only to find that the changing times have broken them apart.

 Post Angst

In what seems to be a stoner film, music and medical marijuana thread together the stories of five men who try to face their own demons and explore uncharted territories where existential crises and reality merge.

 Sunshine Family

A modern Filipino family in South Korea tries to mend its strained relationships when the father meets a hit-and-run accident and takes apart the car which wounded him.

 Ang Araw ng Itim na Nazareno

In an alternate reality in 2019, the tyrannical President of the Philippines holds a mock snap election to regain the trust of his discontented constituents. Signs of a second Ice Age begin to loom in the background and a police intelligence officer takes radical measures to save the country.

 Istariray is Born

A young, gay barangay singing contest mainstay goes to extreme lengths to become the front act of his ultimate idol Regine Velasquez.

 UP Project

Boy meets girl in college, embarking on a wide-eyed exploration of sex, fears, love, and friendship in a time fraught with uncertainties.

 The Bouncer

A man hardened by violence decides to turn over a new leaf and reunites with his blind niece as he tries to defend the club he is working for from shady regulars. But at what cost?

 A Short History of Parking Lots

In a time marked by transient and convenient relationships, a young parking attendant finds herself at the intersection of a personal and unlikely crossroads.

In 2009, Kimmy Dora became the highest-grossing independent film at P80 million, and they had never even predicted it. Perhaps it was just a fairly abundant season for the three and Kimmy Dora was merely a seed they had recklessly strewn on what happened to be a fertile ground. 

Spring Films would like to believe that quality Filipino films are always in season. The tree in its logo serves as the perfect metaphor for its decade of existence: some films were destined to blossom into hits, others were meant to be blown away by the winds of change like dispensable leaves; either way, the tree stays firmly rooted in the ground, standing sturdier than ever.