Filipino Indie Thriller 'Filipiñana' Set Inside an Elite Golf Country Club

"Some of those balls are worth more than what we make in a day." Kino Lorber has revealed the official trailer for Filipiñana, an indie film from Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel making his feature directorial debut. This first premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, as a carefully constructed, extra dark satire about the elite & wealthy being rotten. Teen Isabel's attraction to Dr. Palanca at her golf club job outside of Manila in the Philippines turns dark as she uncovers violence beneath the club's facade, and discovers its disturbing connection from the past. Exec produced by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke, this Sundance award-winning debut announces writer / director Rafael Manuel as a major new voice in international cinema. Filipiñana stars Jorrybell Agoto as Isabel, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman as Dr. Palanca, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Isabel Sicat, and Nour Houshmand. Sundance adds that the film paints "a scathing portrait of class disparities and post-colonial power structures in ways that are both quiet & unsettling." Yep this sounds good - and it looks really good, too, with some slick cinematography to accent all the horrible things going on within. This looks like it's a must watch for cinema geeks of all kinds. // Continue Reading ›