Please join us on Saturday, January 24 for a special introduction by Benito Bautista, Co-Founder & Executive Director of San Diego Filipino Cinema & San Diego Filipino Film Festival, before the 7:00PM screening of MAGELLAN.

SDFC is founded to be the home of the best of the global Filipino films in San Diego. SDFC recognizes the importance of the discovery and exhibition of global Filipino stories and the nurturing of the voice of the emerging Filipino filmmaker to promote a better representation and understanding of the global Filipino experience, cinematic arts, and our shared humanity. 

Synopsis: At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Gael García Bernal) navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan’s obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY), MAGELLAN presents the colonization of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration.

Showtimes:
Friday, January 23, 2026: No showtimes
Saturday, January 24, 2026: 7:00 (Introduction by Benito Bautista of San Diego Filipino Cinema)
Sunday, January 25, 2026: No showtimes
Monday, January 26, 2026: No showtimes
Tuesday, January 27, 2026: 12:30
Wednesday, January 28, 2026: 4:30
Thursday, January 29, 2026: No showtimes

Ticket Prices: $13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h7rriQD1qc