The Companion

When a local alt-rock band performs at a gig, one wrong act of the lead singer puts his reputation at risk and his life ahead

After getting a swimming scholarship in Manila, Igra helps her non-Tagalog-speaking mother get a silent job in the city.

When an Eviction notice threatens his family’s sari-sari store, a boxing-obsessed fan with no idea how to throw a punch signs up for a tournament that could save their house.

An HRM fresh graduate student must tell her parents that she failed at landing a job abroad, but it comes with a consequence.

A solo retreat at an Airbnb was meant to be a sanctuary for a woman grappling with an anxiety disorder. When an intruder breaches the home, the woman is plunged into a suffocating darkness that triggers her claustrophobia. Trapped in a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse, she must navigate a house that now feels as though it is physically closing in on her, turning her place into a labyrinth of terror.

After the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, a record keeper travels to a village in Pampanga to restore the church’s damaged records, but as she organizes the documents, she gradually uncovers a deeper story behind the tragedy.

JHUNNIFER juggles multiple odd jobs but never ends her day with enough for a livable lifestyle. When a “stable” job opportunity finally appears, she’s stopped by one requirement: a valid ID. What follows is a brutal, absurd journey that requires her to cross seas and climb mountains, revealing how the web of the system keeps people like her running in circles—with nothing to show for it.

As their own hands become strange and distant, a filmmaker reconstructs their identity through MRI scans and 35mm film.

In a coastal town reshaped by dredging, two fishermen find their lives disrupted: one kept ashore and separated from the sea he once knew, the other adapting to the growing responsibilities of family life.

Emong, a young man deeply involved in a notorious street gang, falls head over heels for Maria, a beautiful and loyal woman. Determined to make their relationship work, Maria decides it's time to introduce Emong to her family. But as luck would have it, Emong’s world collides when he learns that Maria's father is the policeman who has been tracking his gang for years. As Emong desperately tries to hide his true identity while coming under the frightening scrutiny of Maria's father, tensions are at an all-time high. as he struggles with his anxiety of being exposed. He worries whether the questions being asked are about their relationship or if his life is being investigated.

An editorial news writer is challenged to write an article that will be published in their school newspaper.