Metamorphosis

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Trailblazing intersex drama about a Filipino teenager whose life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers he has both male and female genitalia.

Two people embracing and kissing on rocks beside a waterfall.

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Jose Enrique Tiglao

J.E. Tiglao is a Filipino filmmaker who began making short films in 2013 and has participated in more than twenty international film festivals. In 2019, he made his debut feature Metamorphosis, the first Filipino film about an intersex character. The film won most of the awards at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival and achieved six nominations at the Gawad Urian, the Philippines’ Oscars.