THE BROKEN CIRCLE 1983, in Sri Lanka, on the Black July, it happened as it never. Ramana lost his love Saayagi. From graveyards to noisy busy streets of the town Ramana looking for Saayagi and Saayagi for Ramana, they will do this forever. The Mountains, the valleys, the tea gardens and the men and the […]

Pauwi A poetic documentary about a seemingly typical street in Los Angeles, California’s Historic Filipinotown that transforms into a huge meeting place for Filipino-Americans from all over the United States with the arrival of the Dollar Hits Food Truck. Director Biography Nicholas Manting Brewer is a documentary editor and producer who hopes to explore diversity […]

GLOBAL HA – HA FRANC KOPIC Director FRANC KOPIC Writer FRANC KOPIC Producer Director For updates on the festival please follow in social media https://www.facebook.com/ichilltheatercafe/ https://www.instagram.com/ichilltheater/ Tweets by iChillTheater

The astronaut’s journal “Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed.” ― Stanisław Lem, Solaris Director Biography Marina Belikova Lives and works in Berlin and Moscow. Marina Belikova […]

In This Family What is it like coming out as a gay teen in the Philippines? In a country imbued with traditional Catholic views, coming out is received with disapproval and anger, especially from one’s own family. In This Family is a short documentary that looks at how one Filipino family reacts to having a […]

Global Terroir A band of young fellas take the road to a party that they have trouble to find the location. On the road, they listen to a pirate radio that tells stories and other anecdotes about locals. Endowed with an omniscient power, the radio show follows, sometimes to their homes, the protagonists of the […]

The Last Farewell Set in the 1970s, the Martial Law era in the Philippines, a young couple must choose between the love that they have for each other or the country they have pledged their lives to. Director Biography Jomz Ramirez is a Filipino screenwriter and director, born and raised in the Philippines. She took […]

Johnny Whispers On June 15, 2017, long-time friends Johnny Ong and Joel Reyes, led a team of investigative journalists to a war-zone. Their mission: to uncover the conflict between an unknown terrorist group and the military forces. However, things took a tragic turn. With support from the government, the terrorists saw them as a threat […]

POLIS_NEA Film Type: Short Runtime: 16 minutes 24 seconds Completion Date: February 14, 2017 Country of Origin: Italy Country of Filming: Italy Film Color: Color First-time Filmmaker: No Student Project: No   For updates on the festival please follow in social media https://www.facebook.com/ichilltheatercafe/ https://www.instagram.com/ichilltheater/ Tweets by iChillTheater

The Rosary On the day of her great uncle’s funeral Clara gets caught up in the frantic search for a rosary, which her grieving aunt wants to place in his empty hands. Clara is joined by her aunt’s friend, the eccentric Maggie, who leads her on an unexpected journey. Director Biography I started to write […]