2026 · Completed comedy feature · Release to be announced
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Cebu City, Philippines
01 / Company
Film is the way we collaborate.
An artist-led production entity and archive, spanning film, theatre, poetry, music, and visual art. The collaboration, whatever its size, is the point. Ladder is not a one-person practice.
Founded by Andy Denson, a Filipino American filmmaker based in Cebu City, Philippines. Explore Tropicalcore and the press record.
02 / Selected films
The films.
2019 · Comedy feature · Full film
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Dead Musician Fan Club
2018 · Documentary feature · Full film
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Little Minds on the Prairie
03 / Tropicalcore
Island life as the subject, not the backdrop.
Not the postcard. The people, the places, the things.
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04 / Publishing
Letters & Thoughts
The publishing imprint of Ladder Production Films. Poetry, essays, photography, and artist books from Cebu City, alongside our ongoing film research.
Read Letters & ThoughtsExplore Books on a LadderA living guide to Cebuano and Visayan cinema. Check each entry for its viewing source and availability.
05 / Work with Ladder
A film. A question.
A collaboration.
For schools, filmmakers, cultural spaces, and collaborators. Explore screenings, script consultation, film commissions, and focused research.
Request a quote06 / The travel series
Travel with Andy.
Journeys through the eyes of a filmmaker. Explore the series and talk to Ladder about a place, a story, or a collaboration.
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Make room for a film.
Host a screening, discuss supporting a project, or help the archive reach someone new.
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