Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Taneo Sebastian and Ymeiliza Tabora Lead Philippine Neo-Western Hum
Hum is a new movie by Filipino filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan.
It is set in the misty mountains of Benguet in the northern Philippines.
The movie is designed as a different kind of Western story.
Taneo Sebastian, the lead singer of Alamat, plays a young cowboy named Toma.
Ymeiliza Tabora plays another leading role.
The story follows an animal-language expert and a quiet cowgirl who investigate a crime.
They believe a mysterious man who can cause earthquakes may be involved.
Eblahan says the film will explore how the Philippines’ colonial past affects young people today.
The movie has received support from several film organizations and funding programs.
P-pop star Taneo Sebastian and actress Ymeiliza Tabora lead Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan’s debut feature, Hum.
Set in Benguet province, the neo-Western follows an animal linguist and a reclusive cowgirl investigating a mysterious crime.
Sebastian plays Toma, a young cowboy, in his first lead film role.
Sasa Cabalquinto and Bruce Venida reunite with Eblahan after appearing in his short film Vox Humana.
Hum has received support from Philippine and international film institutions, funds, and project markets.
- Who
- Filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, actors Taneo Sebastian and Ymeiliza Tabora, and the wider cast of Hum.
- What
- Hum, Eblahan’s completed debut feature, is a neo-Western about an animal linguist and a reclusive cowgirl investigating a crime.
- When
- The articles do not specify a release date; the film has been completed.
- Where
- Benguet province in the northern Philippines, in the mountainous Cordilleras.
- Why
- The film aims to reimagine the Western genre while examining the Philippines’ post-colonial conditions and their impact on youth.
- Film
- Hum
- Director
- Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
- Lead cast
- Taneo Sebastian and Ymeiliza Tabora
- Sebastian’s role
- Toma, a young cowboy
- Setting
- Mountainous Benguet province in northern Philippines
- Story
- An animal linguist and a reclusive cowgirl investigate a crime linked to a mysterious man who can cause earthquakes.
- Producers
- Alemberg Ang of Daluyong Studios and Hannah Schierbeek of Prima Materia Pictures