Filipiñana
“Beneath the pristine fairways, something is rotting.”
While working at an elite country club outside Manila, a 17-year-old Ilocana attendant uncovers the violent truths of her workplace, her country, and her own past after attempting to return a lost golf club to the club's president.
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Cast
35 people
Rafael Manuel Director · Tatjana Fanny Honegger Production designer Carla Villanueva Costume designer
Budget $55K · United States release August 28, 2026 · Produced in Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands
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Budget
$55,000
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
PŌTOCOL
Production
Epicmedia
Production
Ossian International
Production
Easy Riders Films
Production
Idle Eye
Production
Happy Infinite Productions
Production
Nathan Studios
Production
Wapak Studios
Production
Narra Post-Production Studios
Production
Kongchak Pictures
Production
Harbor Picture Company
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CMB Film Services
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Filmpost Studios
Production
Philippines · Singapore · United Kingdom · France · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Tagalog
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Tagalog
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2026
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Philippines · August 26, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · August 28, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · October 27, 2026
Digital
United States
April 27, 2026 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
April 28, 2026 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
May 1, 2026 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Austin Asian American Film Festival
July 18, 2026 · Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
July 23, 2026 · Premiere · Gimli International Film Festival
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · Oak Cliff Film Festival
August 6, 2026 · Premiere · Hudson Film Festival
October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
November 24, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Australia
June 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 12, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Belgium
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Brazil
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
August 28, 2026 · Limited theatrical
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
China
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Colombia
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Bogota International Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Georgia
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
February 15, 2026 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Hungary
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
December 2, 2026 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Ireland
November 20, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
April 27, 2026 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Japan
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Latvia
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Norway
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Philippines
August 16, 2026 · Premiere · Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Poland
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
Qatar
November 23, 2026 · Premiere · Doha Film Festival
Serbia
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Belgrade International Film Festival
Singapore
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
June 21, 2026 · Premiere · Cinema Jove
Taiwan
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
December 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 15, 2026 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
Ukraine
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
United Kingdom
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
November 20, 2026 · Theatrical
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