Film Links

A collection of The OFW Project Films and Projects

Convenient Circumstance (2025)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol

Written by: Jessica Magsombol

Starring: Alexie Safiya Ilaga, Viktoriya Gurskaya, Jessica Magsombol, Michael Magsombol.

Winner: Best Ensemble in Acting award in a short film and Best Female Filmmaker of the 15th International Film Festival Manhattan 2025

Our very first Short Film

Alidoro Momente (2025)

Produced and directed by Michael Magsombol,

Co-Directors: Luis Pedron and Jessica Magsombol

Screened at the Caorle Independent Film Festival, Italy

and International Film Festival, Manhattan, New York (Non-Compete Category)

Our First Documentary

Papillon de Nuit (2026)

Created by: Michael & Jessica Magsombol

Produced by Miss Norlita Uriarte

Screened at the Marche du Film industry screening as part of the short film corner/rendezvous industry at the Festival de Cannes

Winner: Silver Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, New York.

Our First AI film to be screened at Marché du Film in France

Dreamweaver (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Director of Photography: Jessica Magsombol

Produced by Miss Jelin Dohina Asamoah

Winner: Silver Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, New York.

Our first Personal Branding Video Project

Monsters (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Director of Photography: Jessica Magsombol

Music Artist: Viktoriya Gurskaya

Winner: Bronze Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, New York.

Our first Storyboard Project for a Music Video

Sisa in New York (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Director of Photography: Jessica Magsombol

Starring: Neji Rivera

Winner: Bronze Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first Interpretative Film from a Poem

Pedro Katipunero (2025)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Story by: Jessica Magsombol

Winner: Grand Prize, Jose Rizal Film Contest at the 15th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, New York.

This is our first historically accurate film wherein the details of the faces, historical context, and relationships are all factual, researched, and generated one by one, especially to be the exact faces of the people involved.

Free as the Air (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Cinematographer: Jessica Magsombol

Produced by Miss Claire Camia

Winner: Silver Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, New York.

Our first Personal Branding Video Project was screened at the Marche du Film industry screening as part of the short film corner/rendezvous industry at the Festival de Cannes

Ginang (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Cinematographer: Jessica Magsombol

Produced by Ginang Jan Andrada Lane

Winner: Silver Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first Personal Branding Video Project collaboration with a Beauty Queen

Leave You Alone (2026)

Directed by: Michael Magsombol,

Cinematographer: Jessica Magsombol

Winner: Bronze Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first Rap Music Video

Pause (2026)

Directed by: Ashley Javeriel Villaruel

Produced by Michael and Jessica Magsombol

Winner: Bronze Award in the professional category at the 16th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first produced film with casting, a small budget, and location scouting.

Gamu-Gamo (2025)

Created by: Michael Magsombol

Winner: First Prize in the Jose Rizal Film Contest at the 15th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first AI short Film

Overwhelmed Hope (2025)

Directed by: Ashley Javeriel Villaruel
Produced by Michael and Jessica Magsombol through The OFW Project Productions

Winner: 3rd Prize in the Jose Rizal Film Contest at the 15th International Film Festival Manhattan, held at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate in New York.

Our first time Producing a Student Film

Films Portfolio

Award-winning short films and documentaries.

Convenient Circumstance:

Written by Jessica V. Magsombol.

Directed by: Michael Magsombol

Starring: Alexie Safiya Ilaga, Viktoriya Gurskaya, Jessica Magsombol, Michael Magsombol.

Pedro Katipunero: Written & Directed by Jessica V. Magsombol and Michael Magsombol Produced by Knights of Rizal Astoria Chapter

Winner: Best Ensemble in Acting Award for shorts, Best Female Filmmaker Award 2025

Winner: Grand Prize Dr. Jose Rizal Film contest awarded at the Philippine Consulate General, New York 2025

Ang Gamu-Gamo: Directed by Jessica V. Magsombol & Michael Magsombol, Written and Produced by: Sir Joselito Cayabyab

Winner: First prize at Dr. Jose Rizal Film Contest of the International Film Festival Manhattan 2025 at the Philippine Center, Philippine Consulate General of New York Manhattan

Screened in Caorle Independent Film Festival Italy and International Film Festival Manhattan New York (Non-Compete Category)

Alidoro Momente: Produced and Directed by Michael Magsombol, Co-Directors: Luis Pedron and Jessica Magsombol

Winner: 4th Place in International Film Festival manhattan's Dr. Jose Rizal Film Contest by Dr. Jose Rizal Foundation

Overwhelmed Hope: Directed by Ashley Hernandez Writer and Producer: Jessica V. Magsombol, Music Score: Michael G. Magsombol

Winner: 3th Place in International Film Festival manhattan's Dr. Jose Rizal Film Contest by Dr. Jose Rizal Foundation

El Filibusterismo: In the shadow of History is Directed by Ashley Hernandez, Producer: Jessica V. Magsombol

Our Producers

Our Films "Le Papillon de Nuit" Directed by Michael Magsombol, Produced by Miss Norlita Uriarte with Jessica Magsombol as screenplay. The other film is "Free as the Air" Directed by Jessica Magsombol, Produced and starring: Miss Claire Camia and Michael Magsombol as Director of Photography will be going to the redez-vous industry events at the festival de Cannes France!

Ms. Norlita Uriarte

Rendez-vous Industry Events at the Festival de Cannes

Ms. Claire Camia

Sisa in New York

Sisa is an interpretative short about social cancer depicting the character in Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere

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Short Film

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Our Producer

Ginang is a personal branding video showing the capabilities of being a mother, star, icon, and being a Ginang. The journey and the legacy of motherhood and being a ginang at the same time are shown by Miss Jan Andrada-Lane.

Monsters is a music video by Its_simply_vika filmed with passion and love, starring Vika gurskaya as the artist, Taz as the talent, Michael Magsombol as its Director and Written by Jessica Magsombol and Vika Gurskaya.