Some key Filipino movies are rooted in Pampangan culture, and Catu’s debut feature is a unique quest for the core of Pampanga’s identity and the Kapampangan language. Hapless college student Jaypee is sent off to find the reigning "king" of Kapampangan poetry, Francisco Guinto, and persuade him to join a tribute to famous alumni of his college. But the old man is a handful: cranky, sexist and a little too fond of a drink. Gently comic, and culturally eye-opening. Tony Rayns

Director: Carlo Encisco Catu
Cast: Ronwaldo Martin, Francisco Guinto, Cecile Yumul, Chloe Carpio, Jonalyn Ablong

Runtime: 90 mins