Movies by Jerrold Tarog

Heneral Luna

Heneral Luna

A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.

Goyo: The Boy General

Goyo: The Boy General

With this film (the second war trilogy set during the Filipino-American war in the early 1900s), the revolution marches on against the Americans after the bloody death of General Antonio Luna. The conflicted philosophies behind the heroic struggle continue and become personified in the colorful character of General Gregorio "Goyo" del Pilar.

The Guest

The Guest

Bliss

Bliss

After she gets into a film-production accident that leaves her crippled, successful actress Jane Ciego slowly transitions into madness after experiencing horrors and torture in her own home.

Faculty

Faculty

Two teachers from a private college clash on their opposing views on education.

The Blood Trail

The Blood Trail

Laya is a young professional photographer who has drifted away from her family. Her father has fallen ill, but she hasn’t once come to visit him at the hospital. Her mother, who left their family when Laya was a child, returns to urge Laya to make amends with her father, but Laya’s pain goes deeper than her mother suspects. Laya is sent to the provinces to document a ritual of a disappearing indigenous tribe, and there, she inadvertently comes face to face with her own demons as she observes the relationships of the last remaining members of...

Senior Year

Senior Year

A high school movie featuring a mix of real students and professional actors that deals with the experience of finding one's identity in a country that barely has one.

Astig

Astig

Short film spinoff of CONFESSIONAL featuring one of the minor characters.

Carpool

Carpool

Jerrold Tarog's award-winning 2006 short film on friendship and infidelity.

Shake, Rattle & Roll XV

Shake, Rattle & Roll XV

A snake creature secretly lurks inside a shopping mall. A family is fed a meal that turns them into monsters. An airplane hijacking is interrupted by the birth of a tiyanak.

Angelito

Angelito

A short film about Antonio Luna’s aides-de-camp Jose and Manuel Bernal during the aftermath of Luna’s assassination.

Agusan Marsh Diaries

Agusan Marsh Diaries

A travelogue documentary about the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary