07/06/2026
RAINBOW CINE MANILA 2026
AN ARCHIVE OF Q***R MEMORIES
Café La Manila, Calvo Building, Escolta, Manila
June 20–21, 2026
Before Netflix.
Before streaming.
Before algorithms decided what to watch next.
There were VCDs borrowed from friends.
DVDs rented for a weekend.
Movies discovered by accident.
Stories that stayed with us long after we returned the disc.
This Pride Month, Rainbow Cine Manila transforms a café in Escolta into a q***r video archive.
Not just an archive of films—but an archive of feelings.
First crushes.
Prom nights.
Chosen families.
Breakups.
Coming home.
Growing up.
Surviving.
Moving on.
Falling in love.
Trying again.
Across two days, we'll be screening q***r Filipino stories from different generations alongside new works by emerging filmmakers—each one like a title pulled from a shelf and remembered years later.
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ARCHIVE PASSES
DAY PASS — ₱450
Unlock the entire day's collection of films and events, plus one free drink from the café.
SCREENING PASS — ₱350
Access one screening block from the archive (Set A, B, C or D), plus one free drink from the café.
Reserve your Archive Pass through the link in the comments.
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DAY 01 • JUNE 20, 2026 (SATURDAY)
SET A • 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
FILE NO. 001
PINK HALO-HALO
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2010 • 100 min • Feature Film
A young boy's innocence is challenged when war suddenly enters his family's life.
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FILE NO. 002
Q***R PROM
Directors: Dylan Margarette Cerio & Johnfil Nuñez
2025 • 5 min • Short Film
While her classmates prepare for prom, Lex struggles with expectations about who she should be.
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FILE NO. 003
LAST NIGHT NA NI BADING
Director: Joshua Doce
2025 • 13 min • Short Film
On the final night of Bading's wake, her q***r friends gather one last time to celebrate her life through stories, laughter, and grief.
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SET B • 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
FILE NO. 004
Q***R ASIA – PHILIPPINES: PROUD AND OUT
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2018 • 38 min • Documentary
Nine LGBTQIA+ Filipinos share their stories, identities, and hopes during the Metro Manila Pride March.
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FILE NO. 005
KASAL (THE COMMITMENT)
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2014 • 100 min • Feature Film
A gay couple confronts old wounds and uncertain futures while attending a family wedding.
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FILE NO. 006
THE WORLD WE LEFT
Director: Sean Romero
2025 • 25 min • Short Film
Two former lovers reunite to decide the future of the apartment they once shared.
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SPECIAL EVENT
SA PAGITAN NG ULAP: CAST REVEAL
Director: Joselito Altarejos
Status: In Development
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Two former lovers reunite in the mountains after a devastating landslide, confronting grief, memory, and the possibility of beginning again.
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DAY 02 • JUNE 21, 2026 (SUNDAY)
SET C • 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
FILE NO. 007
Q***R ASIA – PHILIPPINES: POSITIVE
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2018 • 20 min • Documentary
Two Filipinos living with HIV navigate life, relationships, and advocacy while confronting the realities of stigma and resilience.
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FILE NO. 008
PAGITAN
Director: Roby Gonzales
2025 • 26 min • Short Film
A person living with HIV returns home and faces a society still shaped by stigma and misunderstanding.
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FILE NO. 009
TALE OF THE LOST BOYS
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2017 • •Feature Film
Two displaced young men form an unlikely friendship while searching for belonging in a foreign city.
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SET B • 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
FILE NO. 010
QUARANTINED FEELINGS
Director: Bradley Jason Pantajo
2023 • 22 min • Short Film
An OFW mother navigates isolation during the pandemic while trying to reconnect with her daughter.
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FILE NO. 011
IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY
(SA PANAHONG WALANG KATIYAKAN)
Director: Joselito Altarejos
2025 • 75 min • Feature Film
Two young actors navigate love and survival amid lockdowns, political unrest, typhoons, and social upheaval.
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CLOSING EVENT
RAINBOW CINE: GAWAD BALANGAW
Celebrating emerging q***r voices and the filmmakers shaping the future of LGBTQIA+ storytelling.
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Think of it as scrolling through a q***r Filipino memory bank—except offline, together, and on the big screen.
Some memories are soft.
Some are messy.
Some still hurt.
All of them deserve to be archived.
Reserve your Archive Pass through the link in the comments.
See you in Escolta.
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