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A ragtag group of students try to steal from the faculty room as they save both their grades and friendship.

A couple seeks for an answer to a question in a motel.

When an exhibit opening is suddenly called off, a young art copyist and a studio owner spend the afternoon wandering the gallery grounds, striking up an awkward, candid conversation that subtlely shifts how both see their lives.

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.

In the wake of Bagyong Ondoy, Yumi, a lost twenty-four year old, searches for an old videotape that could revive her past dreams, all while navigating the chaos of her home and her strained relationship with her family.

Bobot and Ashley just have been deported. They quickly realize the tarnish of their father daughter relationship on their ride back home.Grieving over the death of her mom, Ashley opens her side of the window which sparked annoyance with Bobot. Eventually, their frustration towards each other sparked an indelible argument. Bobot finally loses his facade and finally became the father Ashley needed especially now.

In 2024, two typhoons struck separate towns in Batangas three months apart. After Typhoons Carina and Kristine, Gloring and Roy confront loss through rituals of remembrance. As quarrying resumes on barely dry land, memory becomes labor amid endless storms.

Raves are the pinnacle of creating safe spaces; houses creative expression through music, fashion, and icons that promote community building. We follow D Waviee, a DJ and a trans icon in the Filipino rave scene, while we get a glimpse of the local rave scene—as she closes the night of queer joy, with her music.

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.

Torn between bailing out her boyfriend and reaffirming her body, a trans woman chooses the world.

After a sexual assault, a young woman navigates a cold and bureaucratic system over the course of 24 hours, fighting to reclaim her safety and sanity while battling the manipulations of her assailant.

In a fading town in Bulacan, a group of teenage misfits Lance, Maya, Alon, and Kidlat find company as they work together to pave a hidden path and sanctuary in the midst of their hometown facing imminent threats of erasure.

In his quest to capture the aged architecture of Manila, film photographer Dino seeks the company of a local stranger, Vince. But as the city noises grew, their stories stood out.


A mother and son’s generational clash over the American Dream and fulfillment at home boils over at a Filipino family dinner, erupting in a battle for the last lumpia – the dreaded “dyahe piece.”