Kcedrick Balagat

Ulit-ulit

After being forced out of school, Kokoy, 20, finally finds hope after landing a job interview. Little does he know that he is living a real-life loop of badluck.

Sa Puting Dingding, Tayo'y Mananatili

Annie must memorize a poem for school declamation and her grandmother, a former teacher, Nanay Bernadette helps her with her performance. But as Annie struggles to remember the poem, Nanay Bernadette's painful memories gradually resurface, causing the two to come to terms with their shared emotional burden.

Shortest Day, Longest Night

On the night of the opening of his new exhibit, a queer artist who has just gotten out of an abusive relationship makes a connection with another troubled soul.

Fidel Ten Days Before the End of the World—The Universe Rather

With the world ending in ten days, a flamboyant gay worker endures a string of brutal jobs in a collapsing Manila, desperate to earn enough for a one-way bus ticket to freedom.

Once My Womanhood Gave Me Roses

Ana embarks on a captivating journey back to her roots in Cabanatuan City for her grandmother’s grand 75th birthday celebration.

Ang Pagyakap Sa Linya

A community-based HIV screener spends his night to accomplish his final volunteer work until his client tries to quit out of fear.

Q.I.A.

Film students Queenie, Izzie, and Angie encounter a masked man named Masculado who threatens to distort every film there is into his vision of queer cinema—one that only features masc-for-masc BLs. Using their powers, the trio must stop Masculado before he distorts cinema for good!

When You Were Here Before…

25-year-old Frank lives in a shared space with a close friend. As they talk about difficulty in commuting and employment in the time of pandemic, and his friend’s sudden mention of biking, he now needs to face remembering an event that he long buried in his mind.

Discreet Only

Jao, an effeminate gay hopes to find an intimate connection on gay dating app, Timble. On the dating app, he thought he finally made a good connection with a gay guy named Mikko. However, after their meetup, Mikko seems to have ghosted him. Believing he will find his potential partner just like his friend Dex with its boyfriend Zeke who also found each other on the app, he continues searching for someone he can form an intimate connection with on the app. Following this, he matches with Lev, the seemingly perfect gay guy he hopes for. After a short time of talking through the app, Lev invites Jao to a meetup for them to finally see each other.

When The Sunflowers Bloom

A thesis short film directed by Kla Imperial.