Russel Royo

San Simon

After years in the United States, Miguel returns to the Philippines as a young man. Revisiting his hometown in Pampanga, he is flooded with memories of dreams and cherished moments shared with his childhood friend Simon. Carrying a souvenir from America, Miguel discovers that Simon is no longer there to meet him.

Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain

A silly bromance sparks out of the closeness of two laidback high school boys, Maki and Kaloy. When a night of reckless drinking with their friends leads them to share a bed together, they discover the true nature of their bromance and now must decide whether to embrace this or risk losing each other's friendship.

When A Gun Killed My Moon

Marco, troubled by past trauma and depression, encounters a cheerful boy named Makoy amidst the mysterious disappearance of the moon.

to drown a fish

To cope with his mother’s death, Anton, a graduating college student, adopts a pet fish - only to slowly discover how his grief and loneliness causes his emotions to grow more intense as strange fishlike traits appear around his body.

after after hours

Burdened by a tragic demise in their condo unit, two friends grapple with grief by turning to pills and alcohol abuse, dancing along the delicate line between life and death.

Papa's Coding Day

In a small rural town, 9-year-old Gelo comes up with a plan to earn enough money to buy his tricycle-driver father a day off—so he can watch Gelo perform a poem written just for him at the school’s poetry contest.

Champ Green

In a small farming town, a graduating high school girl struggles to convince her distrustful father to allow her to continue her studies in college after her older sister gets pregnant while being sent to the same university.

When the Pigs Storm our Houses

Two boys, Kulas and Gabo, enjoy playing games together until an impending demolition of their community threatens their relationship.