Joyce Macalia

On what seems to be an ordinary day, a woman comes home with baggage on hand. Inside contains several ingredients, which she, later on, used to cook food that is known to many. But while in the process, something had happened. An ordinary day was suddenly not ordinary at all. The baggage she brought home has been with her all along.

Diva, Divine? (A Diva, Right?) follows the life of Angelica Mapanganib, a 57-year-old nonprofessional comedic entertainer and pre-pandemic Miss Gay pageant contestant, as she struggles to live her life behind the screen amidst the global pandemic, and unravels her undisclosed state as part of the LGBTQIA++ community in the Philippines.

John, a quiet and mysterious photographer, is driving along the vibrant and crowded streets of Manila when he meets Lily, a shrewd sex worker with a disarming beauty.

A statue remains unmoved as they forcefully paint different colors on it.

Set in 2022 in an urban city, Totoy is the grandchild of a cobbler in a place where no one has shoes; his curiosity begins when his grandfather tells him about the lore of a fairy who continuously robs shoes and controls the economic stability of the barangay. Totoy is driven to know the answers. Through the story of his grandfather, Totoy notices that his grandfather was rewarded to become a cobbler with the expectation of improving the standard of living, only to find out that the place is under the curse of the fairy and realize only Totoy could break the curse.

A couple celebrates their anniversary in a Discord call. They began daydreaming about their plans and ambitions, and as things became harmoniously gripping, one of them sheds tears and unfolds an unexpected truth.

A mysterious young woman wanders around what seems to be a city of distraught, only to discover humanity's social collapse and the true monsters behind it.

A man and a woman meet in the emptiness of the open sea. A meeting that will forever change what it is.