Particularly for lesbian representation, the Philippines has become a hive for LGBTQ+ film and TV in Asia. From sweet coming-of- age tales to intricate love dramas, this guide features six exceptional Filipino lesbian films and TV episodes covering 2015 through 2023. To find these neglected treasures from Philippine film, each tip offers story descriptions, honest reviews, and streaming material.
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Rookie (2023)
Type: Movie
Runtime: 94 minutes
Where to Watch: YouTube
Country: Philippines
Plot Summary: When a tall, awkward girl moves to a new town and is compelled to join the volleyball team at her new Catholic girls’ high school—and happens to fall in love with the team captain—everything changes. Ace and Jenna change from bitter rivals to teammates and finally partners in their last year. Volley turns into the backdrop for their love story and personal development.
Review: Not in a long time have I seen such a wonderful show. With sequences that grab at your heartstrings—stairwell encounters, basketball court moments, rooftop confessions—all those delicate, young situations that really enthral you captures the core of adolescence.
This style of quiet drama where the protagonists’ lives centre on their love of sports, future aspirations, and friendships is much valued. The romance develops without pointless conflict, misinterpretation, or struggle with self-acceptance. Rather, it’s shown through softly turned lips while seated at a stone table under the night sky, and straightforward questions in stairwells before school dances. By the end of the show, both females are following childhood dreams.
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Sleep With Me (2022)
Type: TV Series
Episodes: 6
Where to Watch: YouTube, GagaOOLala
Country: Philippines
Plot Summary: In the realm of insomniacs, this is a love story. Working the night shift at a local radio station, Harry hosts a section providing emotional guidance. She is keen to inspire others with her optimism as she personally has a disability and knows what it is like to live in a discriminating society. Harry encounters Luna, with a sleep condition, one day. They fall in love fast, but will their relationship get over challenges including their disparate biological clocks?
Review: This tale’s simple and friendly characters help viewers to believe that love is a natural part of life. Everyone worries about each other’s welfare, hence in a loving setting every tale growth seems more inclusive and affirming. Even the protagonist’s handicap seems normal in the story, which lets viewers intuitively and without doubt accept it.
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Fluid (2020)
Type: TV Series
Episodes: 4
Where to Watch: YouTube
Country: Philippines
Plot Summary: Following her boyfriend’s cheating on her, Mitch starts seeing George—who she meets at a party under the encouragement of her cheeky pals. Mitch, who has never dated someone of the same gender before, starts wondering about her sexual orientation as they fast fall into a passionate relationship and is reluctant to tell her family about it. Her ex-boyfriend Jacob shows up meanwhile, wanting to win her back. Mitchell’s ultimate decision will be what?
Review: This brings the sort of decisions only found in plays. The movie helped me to see the Philippines’ openness.
Pearl Next Door (2020)
Type: TV Series
Episodes: 8
Where to Watch: YouTube
Country: Philippines
Review: A tale of love and competition among three friends from childhood. The Philippines does really great when they produce LGBTQ+ entertainment! The show delves deeply on biases against bisexuality. Filmed in first-person point of view, this GL (Girls’ Love) drama is very fun.
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Adan (2019)
Type: Movie
Runtime: 101 minutes
Where to Watch: Netflix
Country: Philippines
Plot Summary: Young Ellen lives with her father largely alone when her mother leaves the house. She longs for freedom, thus only her friend Marian’s company provides hope and peeks of the outside world. Ellen rebels eventually in order to flee being handed away as a bride to pay off her father’s debts. Marian helps her kill her father; the two then run away together.
Spending time with Marian reveals to Ellen that Marian has long harboured strong emotions for her, which also wakes Ellen’s sexual impulses. They start to feel romantic eventually and promise to be “married” for life.
Following a period of happiness, police inquiry reveals their presence and secrets buried in the darkest areas progressively come to light.
Review: The movie takes place in a far-off mountain hamlet in Philippines. At the start, the mother “abandones” the small daughter and her father. The general style is magical, which makes it challenging to tell fiction from reality. The “fantasy” reflects the imagination of a teenage girl.
Both female leads have fantastic figures and are really gorgeous. I regretfully found their names nowhere at all. Their scene playing in the water beneath the waterfall is quite memorable. Particularly completely beautiful, the second female lead in particular conforms with the aesthetic standards of Southeast Asian beauty.
The Rich Man’s Daughter (2015)
Type: TV Series
Episodes: 80
Where to Watch: GMA Network (Philippines), YouTube
Country: Philippines
Review: The female protagonist brings the same heart-fluttering sensation to this lesbian movie you would find in traditional romance dramas with her remarkable beauty and acting ability. Though the rhythm usually matches American TV shows, it suddenly becomes a Taiwanese rural drama when family ethics enter the picture. The linguistic approach is somewhat varied, combining Hokkien, English, Spanish, and local languages.
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