Dan Lester Albarracin

In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the streets of Bangkok. The film mirrors light amidst the chaos and darkness, life in the face of death. Participating filmmakers are Mervine Aquino (Philippines), Bagane Fiola (Philippines), Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia), Hassanodden Hashim (Philippines), Gladys Ng (Singapore), Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thailand), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Philippines), Edmund Telmo (Philippines), Mark Lester Valle (Philippines), Ligaya Villablanca (Philippines), Takayuki Yoshida (Japan), and Abdul Zainidi (Brunei). Edited and assembled by John Torres (Philippines).

Indigenous forest guards in Mindanao, Philippines protect the majestic Philippine Eagles and their ancestral home. In its final stronghold, they are the last line of defense against those determined to destroy the land, people, and wildlife.

In a remote community, a girl named Joy faces a menacing land grabber, Rommel, who violently coerces her grandfather into selling their ancestral land, culminating in a dramatic and harrowing confrontation that threatens their future.

Amid the endless rice fields of a remote village, 8-year-old Batoy clings to the innocent belief that rice can mend the broken, until the harvest of truth reveals wounds no grain can heal.

The story of a woman ravaged by war in Mindanao. In search of peace, she runs to the city but violence and death continue to haunt her.