Movies: Overseas filipino workers

  • 2013
    Ilo Ilo

    Ilo Ilo (2013)

    Ilo Ilo

    72013HD

    During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son....

    Ilo Ilo
  • 2024
    necroeconomy

    necroeconomy (2024)

    necroeconomy

    02024HD

    From the inside of a balikbayan box, a daughter plays a video game system gifted to her by her father. She recalls the days before her father went overseas due to the lack of stable and livable employment and the ongoing drug war in the country. A me...

    necroeconomy
  • 2024
    paliparan

    paliparan (2024)

    paliparan

    02024HD

    Through a blend of archival photos and videos of OFW families, Paliparan delves into the lives of OFW families from the perspective of an OFW child. The visual imagery is paired with a personal essay that reflects on the experiences of an OFW child h...

    paliparan
  • 2023
    OFW the Movie

    OFW the Movie (2023)

    OFW the Movie

    02023HD

    Based on true stories. These Five Filipino overseas contract workers tell a plot contrary to what is perceived as ordinary and looked on the sunny side of life and work abroad in rose-colored glasses....

    OFW the Movie
  • 2024
    Finally, With You

    Finally, With You (2024)

    Finally, With You

    02024HD

    Janno reminisces on his life as a son of an overseas Filipino worker and documents his time with his father Michael, who had recently returned full-time back home after being overseas for so long....

    Finally, With You