How do you beat traffic? Provided your Internet service provider is in a generous mood, you can be streaming them videos. Here are five recommendations, all made by legit Pinoy filmmakers.

Pepe’s Letter (Ang Sulat ni Pepe)

Watch it if: You want a light and humorous take on social reality.
What it’s about: Through a letter to his mother, Pepe narrates his first days in Manila after leaving the province for a better life. Like a typical provinciano, he’s hoping that his new job in the big city will help lift his family out of poverty. Alas, he becomes a victim of his own naivete.
Moral lesson: Don’t trust strangers who promise quick-rich schemes.

Papa Jesus

What it’s about: A robber attempting to stealing canned goods from a household’s pantry has a change of heart after an encounter with a boy who mistakes him for Jesus.
Moral lesson: As the great Billy Idol once sang, “It’s just a fantasy, it’s not the real thing.”

Limang Libo

Watch it if: You like suspense-dramas with a twist.
What it’s about: In this award-winning short, directed by Ice Idanan, Susan is a midwife who is bound to her debts, while Manuel is a scavenger who lives a simple life with his pregnant wife.
Moral lesson: This country needs to learn more about reproductive health — fast.

The Rapist

Watch it if: You want to witness Cherie Gil’s superb acting.
What it’s about: A therapist investigates what happened on the night of an alleged rape and is confronted with a shocking revalation.
Moral lesson: In spite of our “conservative” society, rape culture in this country is real.

Grandma’s Little Angel

Watch it if: If you want to be inspired to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true.
What it’s about: A grandmother closes down her small shop because of arthritis, but her little angel finds a way to make things better.
Moral lesson: With unconditional love comes inspiration.