Salida MAPA

06/03/2026

A recent feature from Fest Regards includes our film. Thank you.

“Patindol’s direction privileges stillness and duration, allowing the emotional weight of the story to emerge gradually…

The film’s title itself signals a paradoxical transformation: loss becomes intertwined with a subtle sense of growth or altered self-perception. This ambivalence is reflected in the film’s visual language, which alternates between close, introspective moments and more distant observational shots. Such shifts reinforce the idea that mourning involves both confrontation with absence and the gradual reconstruction of personal identity.”

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 VARIATIONS ON A THEMETiger Award (Tiger Competition) IFFR Screening Dates: January 24, 27, January 31 Winner of the Tiger Award, the festival’s most prestigious prize, Variations on a Theme by Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar stands as one of the most formal...

04/03/2026

We are happy to share that our debut feature, i grew an inch when my father died, won the NETPAC Award at IFFR 2026.

This trip was made possible through the vital travel support of:

The Office of Palo Mayor Remedios "Matin" Petilla
The Office of Congressman Carl Nicolas Cari of the 5th District of Leyte
Film Development Council of the Philippines
National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Thank you for believing in the vision. Daghang salamat.

26/02/2026

"The loss of innocence in the child's gaze is defined in the search for ghosts hidden in the visible, in the discovery of the horrors that lie hidden between the folds of images."

i grew an inch when my father died was featured in Italian magazine, ODG. Thank you.

ODG magazine è una rivista online di approfondimento dedicata al cinema. ODG vuole capire il mondo del cinema dal punto di vista di chi lo fa.

23/02/2026

Selected as one of eight gems at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 by FilmExplorer.

I Grew an Inch When My Father Died

Full critique at https://www.filmexplorer.ch/detail/i-grew-an-inch-when-my-father-died/

19/02/2026

"We are, however, in the territory of a near-masterpiece with the Filipino film I Grew an Inch When My Father Died by P. R. Monencillo Patindol. Screened in the Bright Future section and winner of the NETPAC Award, granted to a film made in the Asia-Pacific region, it is a profoundly lyrical immersion into the spiritual tension of a peripheral coming-of-age story.

The film remains suspended in the desaturated black-and-white used to capture nature and the hues of the T-shirts worn by the two protagonist brothers, who grow up in the shadow of their violent father’s death—killed during a fight by the parent of another boy with whom, despite it all, they share their childhood days."

Thank you, Massimo Causo and the Italian magazine Duels.

Grafica & immagine

18/02/2026

Thank you for the thoughful review, Giuseppe Di Salvatore for FilmExplorer.

“Through strong formal choices, P.R. Monencillo Patindol’s film explores the complex disentanglement from the fathers, be they figures of a patriarchal society or examples of weakness and violence. An astonishing and mature debut.”

i grew an inch when my father died | Film | P.R. Monencillo Patindol | PHP 2026 | 73’ | NETPAC Award Winner at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026 More Info

16/02/2026

Lovely film review from Panos Kotzathanasis for Asian Movie Pulse. Thank you.

“James Kenneth Cayunda in the role is excellent throughout, presenting a character with many layers in a thoroughly convincing manner. Ricor Ventilanon and Gerald Polea, in the roles of the older boys, also deliver competent performances, with their chemistry standing among the production’s strongest elements.

i grew an inch when my father died is an excellent debut and a truly different family drama..”

"No choice but to run away when your father beats you up" i grew an inch when my father died (2026) by P. R. Monencillo Patindol Film Review

15/02/2026

Thank you, The Film Academy of the Philippines.

11/02/2026

"PR Monencillo Patindol's debut feature film poses a simple yet stark moral dilemma, weaving a narrative in which three protagonists grapple with the tension between guilt and the desire for justice. This simultaneously establishes the parameters of an intergenerational and fratricidal violence that rejects the easy answers offered by religious forgiveness or any form of symbolic expiation. Instead, the filmmaker reflects the unfolding drama from a child's perspective, his camera moving with them through their free-spirited games in the jungle...seems to be searching for the exhaustion of its anger, for a path towards a form of inner peace that comes less through philosophical dialogue...in a film whose cinematography is initially desaturated, with a color palette of death and steel that later returns to the hues of nature, as its violence finally dissolves into childlike pent-up energy."

Thank you, Mathieu Li-Goyette.

Rotterdam 2026 : Partie 3, article publié sur Panorama-Cinéma, la r***e de cinéma en ligne.

06/02/2026

𝙞 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 won the NETPAC Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR:

“The film moved us all and is filled with hope that language of cinema can still be re-invented, genuinely exciting in its creative expression and its meaningful storytelling potential. In his debut film, the director approached this coming-of-age story with original, striking visual language that suitably expresses intimate life of the characters in their tender age.”

Daghang salamat sa tanang cast ug crew, sa among post-production team ug sa tanang mitabang sa salida.

Thank you so much to Stefan Borsos and IFFR for bringing us to Rotterdam for the world premiere of our film; to Srikanth Srinivasan and Georg Szalai for seeing the film and writing about it with care; and to the NETPAC jury—Frédéric Ambroisine, Rada Šešić and Miyuki Takamatsu—thank you. Salamat kaayo for this honor.

This means the world.

Film Development Council of the Philippines
National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Cast
James Kenneth Cayunda
Gerald Polea
Ricor Ventilanon
Madelyn Polea

29/01/2026

“From Leyte to Rotterdam: ‘i grew an inch when my father died’ Is a Tender, Haunting Philippine Debut”

Thank you, Georg Szalai and The Hollywood Reporter.

What would you do if your best friend’s father killed your abusive father? P. R. Monencillo Patindol’s feature examines grief, friendship and inherited violence in a rural community.

13/01/2026

Our trailer is here.

I Grew an Inch When My Father Died will have its World Premiere on January 30, 2026 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bright Future Programme.

Cast
James Kenneth Cayunda
Gerald Polea
Ricor Ventilanon

Directed by
P. R. Monencillo Patindol

Written by
Giancarlo Abrahan
P. R. Monencillo Patindol

Producer
Giancarlo Abrahan

Executive Producers
Remberto Patindol
Vilma Monencillo Patindol
P. R. Monencillo Patindol

Editing
Jon Lazam

Music
Ian Amane

Audio Post Production by Wapak Sound Studios Inc.

Sound Editor
Daryl A. Libongco

Supervising Sound Editor
Mikko Quizon

Assistant Sound Editor
John Michael Perez

Additional Voices
Anya Zulueta

VFX by MalasMalas Studios

VFX artist
Shaine Robles

Post-production Manager
Maria Estela Paiso

Narra Post-Production
Online Editing
Javier Abola
Coby Mercado

Color Grading
Drix Reyes

Concept Artist
Myka Francisco Michelena

Additional Art
Miguel Franco Michelena

Post-production Supervisor
Neil Bat-og

Supporting Cast
Madelyn Polea
Peter Paul Daganio
Marvie Ventilanon
Maeca Lozano Jumao-as
John Jeffrey Belmonte
Dionesia Cayunda
JC Montefolka
Roger Polea
Renante Polea

Additional Voices
Adrian Jared Balotite
Zydryx Beldad
Carlo Moreno
Joseph Pabroquez
Viensaint Floyd Rebecca

Director of Photography/Production Designer
P. R. Monencillo Patindol

Associate Directors of Photography
Marvin Moreno Jr.
Valdemar Dalaguit

Sound Recordist
Jonathan Dalaguit

Production Assistants
Adrian Jared Balotite
Jeffrey Jaden Belmonte
Crisanto Marañan
Alexander Caballero Jr.
Denmark Tinio
Dennis Tinio
Mario Marañan
Daniel Mahinay Jr.
Rafael Laride
Carlo Moreno

Post-production Assistants
Mark Wayne Domael
Jhon Dominic Alejo
Maryll Shane Sanchez
Judy Ann Sarzona
John Paul Gonzaga
Vanne Ryan Ugay
Lawrence Luteria

Trailer Editing
Jon Lazam

Trailer Sound Design
Mikko Quizon
Wapak Studios

Poster Designer
Zoë de Ocampo

Consultant
John Torres

Contributing Editor
Carlo Francisco Manatad

Associate Producers
Marc Franklin Abrahan
Ashley Agang
Neil Bat-og
Leo Cruz
Tin Ledesma
Kenneth Javate
Cecille Inumerable-Nazareno
JP Nazareno
Mikko Quizon
Christian Vallez

Co-Producers
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
CreatePh Films Film Development Council of the Philippines

“i grew an inch when my father died” was made possible in part by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

This film is a recipient of the CreatePHFilms incentive from the Film Development Council of Philippines.

Special Thanks
Aris Ambal
Janine Quijano-Barcelona
Michael John Barcelona
Geness Borgueta
Justin Borgueta
Lester Lofranco
April Cruz
Dominic Malicsi
Jaypee Alcala
Clarisse Sabulao Alcala

Salida MAPA
Chemical Imbalance Films
OVERMiND
scene change
Hulagway Malmag
Wapak Sound Studios
MalasMalas Studios
Narra Post-production Studios by Wildsound
National Commission on Culture and the Arts
CREATEPHFILMS Film Development Council of the Philippines

Shot entirely on iPhone 13 Pro

Two brothers navigate life after the murder of their father. The elder brother struggles because his best friend is the son of the murderer. Meanwhile, the y...