Directed by Isabel Sandoval • 2011 • Philippines
Starring Isabel Sandoval, Publio Briones III, Dominic Milano Palomo
Writer, director, and star Isabel Sandoval’s feature debut is an intricately plotted, pulp-noir political thriller set on the margins of the Philippines. Wishing to start a new life, Donna (Sandoval), a transgender sex worker in Manila, relocates to the small town where her son (who believes she is his aunt) lives. There she is drawn into a grassroots campaign to oust a crooked mayor that becomes personal when she discovers that one of her longtime clients is a key player in his corrupt politician machine.
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Directed by Isabel Sandoval • 2012 • Philippines
Starring Jodi Sta. Maria, Mylene Dizon, Raquel VillavicencioPolitical and patriarchal forces intrude upon the cloistered world of a Filipino convent in Isabel Sandoval’s simmering psychological drama. As President Ferdinand Marcos tightens his gr...
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Lingua Franca
Directed by Isabel Sandoval • 2019 • Philippines, United States
Starring Isabel Sandoval, Lynn Cohen, Eamon FarrenThis poignant human drama from acclaimed writer-director-star Isabel Sandoval follows Olivia (Sandoval), an undocumented Filipina trans woman, after she has secured a job as a live-...
