On the eve of her school’s annual Talent Show in a small rural village in the mountains of Iloilo, twelve-year-old Thirdy is worried she will not be able to perform because she could not afford to rent a traditional costume and pay the required contribution. Her ailing but affable grandfather,...
A teenage boy who, while searching for his father and accidentally killing his best friend, gets his life turned upside down and learns the destructive realities about life, death, and beasthood.
Celso, a struggling fisherman and an equally struggling marine haven are both torn by a thin line of reality and fantasy - a mystery deeper than the deepest ocean. Celso finds himself in a predicament and goes through a sequence of events that lead to uncovering the truth.
A father and daughter tandem (both exceptional scallop divers) sold a clam allegedly containing a pearl worth millions. Blinded by his insatiable desire to find another gem of the same worth, the father makes thoughtless decisions compromising the only thing worth holding his breath for–his...
On her way home, Dina, early 20s, was horrified by the strange sound of a 'Tiktik', a mysterious creature that preys on pregnant women to consume the unborn. The night promises to be brutal but whose fate will be compromised? Will Dina survive the night?
In the not too distant future, civilization, as we know it, has ceased to exist. The world reels from over population. To control this dilemma, women are sequestered in concentration camps. Meanwhile, a wandering soul navigates the hostile surroundings, with a hood that shields her identity. Sabel...
A coming-of-age story of two children whose lives and friendship are shaped by the festival and their devotion to the patroness of Jaro district in Iloilo City.
Carlo, a left-handed teenager struggles to break free from his father’s rigid expectations, using his art to express a truth that once tore their family apart.
It is like any other day in Artiaga Street when men eat dogs and get drunk and women have to succumb to their husbands’ aggressiveness. Mariana, pregnant with her second child has been planning for this day. She is fed-up. She wants to break loose. On the ground floor, her husband’s dog...
