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Two different lives. Two different perspectives. A tale of two completely different people separated with walls, merged into one single frame.

A camgirl that is adored by many is captivated by a mysterious guy only leaving her with a self-reflection in the midst of pleasure, discovery, and realisation.

ILAW (LIGHT in English translation; stylised in all capital letters) is a veiled tale about a woman seemingly rising from unconsciousness, coming to life in a destructed and colourless home. By the name of Inang, she managed to fix and beautify the place until a knock on her door comes.

A boy awaits for his mother for some snacks. His mother however, served it on the religious statuettes.

A girl meets an odd boy. She tries to run away from him but he manages to catch up.

Discover the story of how a mute, blind, and deaf person obey their silent words to be understood. An inner love that delivers us peace by understanding our differences. A story about love of ourselves and love of our own country.

Two teenagers in love. A serial killer on the loose. Mother is on the way home. Altercation happens. Will they be able to close the door?

A senior gay couple faces the biggest challenge in their long-standing relationship as one of them is diagnosed with early-onset dementia. Together they try to survive the challenges of changing dispositions and fading memories.

A young ballet dancer from Manila tries to mend his past by auditioning for a crucial competition but gets preoccupied on the day of his performance when a beloved piece of jewelry goes missing.

In a remote and seemingly peaceful province of Ilaya, there lived two teenagers who explore their lives as the world around them grows darker.

At an all-girls’ class retreat, Agnes, a devout star student, is forced to navigate her unspoken feelings for her classmate, while simultaneously dealing with her uncertainties towards her faith.

An actor rehearses with the film's writer, unearthing buried emotional baggage as the line between fiction and reality starts to blur.

A lonesome teenager goes through a difficult stage of detachment from the forbidden love towards his best friend that caused their circle of friendship to be in ruins; painfully recalling the joyous moments of the past and yearning to bring back the once fruitful friendship.

After being involved in a bullying incident, a young boy takes a journey to seek his father’s grave with the help of a peculiar horned fish.

Five years after the death of his grandmother, Joaquin returns to their old, abandoned, soon to be torn down house, but gets stuck when an inherited item disappears.

Forced by his father to become the next folk healer of their town, a boy secretly despises his conventional boring life not until he falls in love with a Tikbalang (A Philippine mythical humanoid creature that has a head and hooves of a horse).