Filipiñana Opens at IFC This Thursday

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A girl in white sits at a golf driving range while wealthy golfers swing their clubs behind her, a woman in blue standing nearby, from Filipiñana

Filipiñana opens at IFC Center this Thursday, July 16, as part of NYAFF.

A teenage girl hired as a tee girl at a private golf club outside Manila watches the people who belong there and the people who don't. Rafael Manuel set it over a single day and the film gets darker quietly. He won the Special Jury Award at Sundance this year. His previous short won a Silver Bear at Berlin.

If the class anxiety of Parasite is what you're after but quieter and stranger, this is for you.

Before this: Parasite.

Quick Facts

DirectorRafael Manuel

CastJorrybell Agoto, Teroy Guzman, Nour Hooshmand, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Sunshine Teodoro

GenreDrama, Mystery

Release2026-07-16

Runtime100 min

Rated0.0/10

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Filipiñana opens at IFC Center this Thursday as part of NYAFF. A Philippine class drama about who belongs at the golf club and who serves. It gets dark. #NYAFF #Backlot

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Filipiñana opens at IFC Center this Thursday. A Sundance prize winner from the Philippines about a girl working at a golf club for the rich. It gets dark.