DistantPlay

10/08/2025

We had a great time at the Cinepanalo Choice Cuts screening and talkback. Maraming, maraming salamat and Puregold Cinepanalo. To the Eduksine audience who supported Road to Happy, salamat for laughing and crying along with Herald, Hapi, Mang Larry & Merry Joy. Your insightful questions were also a reflection for us. ❤️

04/08/2025

August 9 seats are SOLD OUT!!! Huge thanks to EdukSine Studios, UP Film Institute, Puregold CinePanalo, and the program's partner schools and organizations.

23/07/2025

Delighted to receive the news that Sea Lullabies will be having its France premiere at Les Mains Gauches Film Festival. The Les Mains Gauches will take place at Vidéodrome 2, in Marseille from September 10th to 14th 2025.

12/07/2025

Next stop-over: Road to Happy goes to UP!

Puregold Cinepanalo with Eduksine will be at the UPFI Center.
Watch Road to Happy on July 30, 11:30am and on August 9, 2:00pm.

01/07/2025

Grateful to share that Road to Happy is nominated for best original theme song at the Entertainment Editors' Choice!
Road to Happy's theme song "Mahal Kita" is an original song by Macky Alca and performed by VJ Mendoza.
Maraming salamat for the continuous support, Cinepanalo and Insight 360.

28/06/2025

Tambayo na Dayat (Sea Lullabies) will be available at the NCCA Online Film Library soon. You may also catch the TV premiere on Solar Flix on August 18, 2025 with two replays the same month.

Maraming, maraming salamat, National Commission for Culture and the Arts Committee on Cinema at Cinema Rehiyon.

Mina Cruz | 15 mins | 2025 | Rizal Province | Pangasinense LOGLINE: Distancing herself from controlling traditions, a Filipina mermaid has been living carefree…

16/05/2025

See you at Cinema Rehiyon 17, May 19-24, Butuan City!

14/05/2025

Tambayo na Dayat (Sea Lullabies) is screening on May 22, 10am, at SM Butuan Cinema 4 as part of Cinema Rehiyon's program Kalimbugan (Myth, Humor, Mischief). A talkback will follow the screening and our "Daloy," Burn Flores, will be there to represent the film.
*** Screening venue will be at SM City Butuan Cinema 1

14/04/2025

Sea Lullabies was awarded Best Screenplay at PangaSine 2025.

Citation: The foundation of a great film lies in its narrative blueprint, the carefully crafted words that bring characters and worlds to life. This award celebrates the art of storytelling through dialogue, plot structure, and thematic resonance.

Maraming salamat, PangaSine 2025 organizers, jury members, and selection committee.

08/04/2025

Sea Lullabies at PangaSine 2025! 💜

PangaSINE Film Festival 2025 Finalist,

Tambayo na Dayat (2024)
by Carmina G. Cruz
Guiguinto, Bulacan

Distancing herself from controlling traditions, a Filipina mermaid has been living carefree in the city for years, until her daughter arrives to fetch her home.

07/04/2025

Tambayo na Dayat (Sea Lullabies) is one of the 10 official selections of PangaSine 2025 and will be screening on
April 10-12, 6:00pm to 10:00pm at Capitol Beachfront

Maraming salamat, PangaSine Film Festival!!!

19/03/2025

Website update!!!
Thank you to every film creative I've collaborated with from 2016 to the present. You can click below to see recent and upcoming projects.
https://minacruzx.wixsite.com/distantplay