John Torres Movies

  • 2011
    Very Specific Things at Night

    Very Specific Things at Night

    Very Specific Things at Night

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    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...

    Very Specific Things at Night
  • 2011
    Breather

    Breather

    Breather

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    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...

    Breather
  • 2023
    Room in a Crowd

    Room in a Crowd

    Room in a Crowd

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

    Room in a Crowd
  • 2019
    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

    Tristan und Isolde

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

    Tristan und Isolde
  • 2011
    Mapang-Akit

    Mapang-Akit

    Mapang-Akit

    02011HD

    "Mapang-akit" is an offshoot of a documentary project made with an Icelandic filmmaker and uses the outtakes from the Hudas Hudas festival in...

    Mapang-Akit
  • 2014
    Shotgun Tuding

    Shotgun Tuding

    Shotgun Tuding

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    Tuding sets out on a journey to a distant town to track down the man who got her youngest sister pregnant, and she’s not going home without...

    Shotgun Tuding
  • 2021
    Age of Blight

    Age of Blight

    Age of Blight

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    In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the...

    Age of Blight
  • 2019
    For My Alien Friend

    For My Alien Friend

    For My Alien Friend

    02019HD

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

    For My Alien Friend
  • 2019
    We Still Have to Close Our Eyes

    We Still Have to Close Our Eyes

    We Still Have to Close Our Eyes

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

    We Still Have to Close Our Eyes
  • 2011
    Silent Film

    Silent Film

    Silent Film

    02011HD

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

    Silent Film
  • 1970
    Hai, They Recycle Heartbreaks in Tokyo so Nothing's Wasted

    Hai, They Recycle Heartbreaks in Tokyo so Nothing's Wasted

    Hai, They Recycle Heartbreaks in Tokyo so Nothing's Wasted

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    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...

    Hai, They Recycle Heartbreaks in Tokyo so Nothing's Wasted
  • 2011
    Húdas Húdas

    Húdas Húdas

    Húdas Húdas

    02011HD

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    Húdas Húdas
  • 2011
    Muse

    Muse

    Muse

    02011HD

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

    Muse
  • 1970
    Ruption 1 2 3

    Ruption 1 2 3

    Ruption 1 2 3

    01970HD

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

    Ruption 1 2 3
  • 1970
    Trees Wearing Our Clothes When We 're Not Looking

    Trees Wearing Our Clothes When We 're Not Looking

    Trees Wearing Our Clothes When We 're Not Looking

    01970HD

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

    Trees Wearing Our Clothes When We 're Not Looking
  • 1970
    Salat

    Salat

    Salat

    01970HD

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

    Salat
  • 1970
    Silent Film

    Silent Film

    Silent Film

    01970HD

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

    Silent Film
  • 2004
    Tawidgutom

    Tawidgutom

    Tawidgutom

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

    Tawidgutom