Josiah Tollison

Manila, 2009. Thirteen-year-old Gino passes his time through television and phone games—until he discovers his father's stash of adult DVDs. When he catches sight of his father flirting with a bar girl in a seedy karaoke joint, Gino begins to question his father's authority and morality. But it's through an unexpected bond through catfishing Giliw, a trans woman from the same nightlife underworld, using his father’s identity, that Gino slowly confronts his longings, boundaries, and the tender confusion of growing up.

In the aftermath of a chase, a wounded young stunna finds comfort in the hands of another.

Flor, a drag queen, is forced to walk home after a cancelled gig. Along the way, intense heat and sporadic rain test their health and resilience.

In a Catholic high school in Bulacan, a farm boy’s bond with a sacristan forces him to grapple with faith, shame, and the space between heaven and earth.

Bienvenido, a grieving widower, finds his routine disrupted when a young woman sent to keep him company helps him confront emotions he has long avoided.

When a budding girl is tasked with identifying the different parts of a flower, she unexpectedly confronts probing questions about her own body.

On the eve of his departure, a father finds himself caught between the tender truth of who his son is and the harsh expectations of the macho world around him.

A boy in line for a movie can't seem to find a working bathroom to relieve his increasingly impatient bladder. He unwillingly puts himself in a nightmarish journey across the most evil depths of an obscure Filipino mall.