Tommy Abuel
7 titles
Filmography
7 results

The Rites of May
(1976)A magazine photographer returns to his rural hometown during Holy Week and uncovers a nightmare of superstition, possession, and shocking secrets.

Karma
(1981)While their respective marriages are in disarray, Sara and Eric discover that they are the reincarnations of Guada and Enrico, two illicit lovers who were tragically killed by Guada's husband, Limbo, in a fit of jealousy. Now Sarah and Eric seem destined to follow the same path.

Lovebirds
(2008)A closeted Filipino man finds a love connection on the internet with a handsome man from Spain, whose visit turns his small town world upside-down.
Manila in the Claws of Light
(1975)Lino Brocka achieved international acclaim with this candid portrait of 1970s Manila, a breakout example of the more serious-minded filmmaking the director had turned to after building a career on mainstream movies he described as “soaps.” A young fisherman from a provincial village arrives in the capital on a quest to track down his girlfriend, who was lured there with the promise of work and hasn’t been heard from since. In the meantime, he takes a low-wage job at a construction site and witnesses life on the streets, where death strikes without warning, corruption and exploitation are commonplace, and protests hint at escalating civil unrest. Mixing visceral, documentary-like realism with the narrative focus of Hollywood noir and melodrama, Manila in the Claws of Light is a howl of anguish from one of the most celebrated figures in Philippine cinema.

T-Bird at Ako
(1982)A dancer who is accused of homicide, is defended by a lawyer who tries to keep their relationship professional as the latter struggles with the confusion brought about by her budding affections for the dancer.
Don't Give Up On Us
(2006)Abby is a self-absorbed and overbearing advertising executive who rushes off to Baguio to find her brother's runaway bride. While in Baguio, Abby meets Vince, a laid-back local singer whom she hires to accompany her.
Second Chances
(1995)Agnes, a painfully shy girl, is extremely devoted and dependant on her confident and free-spirited boyfriend Jerry, an on-the-rise advertising executive.