Kla Imperial

An ambitious dancer hallucinates her other self while practicing the piece.

A timid teenage boy falls into a hollow void with people who constantly ridicule him. He tries to escape confrontation but seems to be stuck in his chair.

In the Bagong Lipunan Negros Island, Philippines of 1985, a family of dumaan farmers and their community faces a brutal threat of the Amomonggo. While the community struggles for their rights and safety, the Magbuelas family is haunted by the tragic loss of their first-born Isio in Escalante and the trouble of preserving the childhood life of their remaining child Ani.

Three former high school best friends reunite four years later in college. Their short reunion grows tenser as they recall something from their past.

A thesis short film directed by Kla Imperial.