Justine Polanco

After being forced to leave Riyadh due to rising conflict in the Middle East, Anne, a young OFW, returns home carrying fear, guilt, and uncertainty. During a quiet drive with her mother, buried emotions slowly surface as she struggles to face the life she left behind and the future she no longer recognizes. Bakwit is an intimate story about displacement, sacrifice, and finding hope in the meaning of home.

In a waste covered Earth, a lone survivor discovers a mysterious glowing plant.

Mikhylla lives in the Manila North Cemetery with her family, it is where she was born, grew up, and nurtured her dreams. One of her greatest aspirations is to march this coming May as part of her graduation. However, a significant obstacle stands in the way of fulfilling this dream—her lack of a birth certificate.

A grieving 70-year-old hoarder fills his home with discarded objects that manifest as physical companions, until they blur the line between memory and reality.

Trapped by his parent’s relentless argument, a teenager isolates himself in the bathroom and finds solace in the confined space of the bathtub.

In a remote village of Malisbong, a grieving widow finds solace in a mannequin she believes to be her deceased husband. As she delves deeper into this illusion, she's forced to confront the painful truth of the Malisbong Massacre.

Pregnant Felipa journeys into a mysterious forest to find the truth behind her husband's disappearance, defying local legends and uncovering unsettling secrets.

In the light of a desperate prayer–haunted by the shadows of her past, a mother yearns for forgiveness and a path to reconciliation with her distant son.

Displaced by martial law, a mother tells her daughter a shadow puppet story about a monster, only for their terrifying tale to turn to reality and must confront their darkest fears.

Yani finds solace in memories of her late mother, a sip of Baa Baa Milk Tea, and the heartwarming song of caroling kids on a December night.

Leo, a lonely man and on the brink of death due to lifelong heart problems, accidentally triggers a time-travel game on his old phone, transporting him back to 1995. There, he meets his younger self and is challenged to win a life-or-death game of "Langit Lupa" (Heaven and Earth), where victory means staying on Earth and defeat means going to Heaven. Together, they confront the game's challenges while pursued by a relentless opponent, fulfilling their childhood desire for freedom and play.