Within Frames: Us in Different Worlds

Frustrated filmmakers and couple, Pat and Nik, just stole one million pesos from a dangerous man, named Dado, so they can fund their next film. Believing they got off the hook, they stay temporarily in a coffee shop to brainstorm and plan their next move in producing their dream movie.

Gabo, a boy who grew up in a different city ran through challenges in adjusting to the rural life with his uncle. In the process of being lost, he stumbled upon a trauma, bothering him and his awakening.

A hopeless romantic and a serious pragmatic store-hop for their favorite music album, where they either find the elusive CD album or find true love.

An elderly man named Ely isolates himself and only cares for his flowers. A day came when a boy started stealing from his garden. As he pursues to catch the little boy, Ely finds out that he is by himself and sells flowers to survive. Caught in the middle of anger and empathy, Ely is challenged to open himself up to the world.

A young man named Julio is determined to end his life. But before anything, he wants to make the most of his last hours and calls up his friend for a night out. They tried out things that Julio has never done before. As the night is about to end, these new experiences challenges his plan.

Seeking to survive as she steps into adulthood, Althea re-encounters her childhood fear of the dark as it slowly returns and disturbs her night. As the darkness gains the upper hand, she gets a glimpse of an unspeakable horror.

A young Filipino filmmaker makes a time capsule for future filmmakers. Inside it is the power of cinema.

Photographs of a modern love story is about two lovers who find on diverging paths that change their trajectories. The story is told using circles, different colors, and synth sounds that express the emotions of both characters and explores how they navigate different worlds while seeking and maintaining connection amidst change.

An elderly man named Ven is about to be sent to a nursing home by his son, Rey. Searching for his sense of worth as he grapples with his age, he spends his Sunday going through his belongings and keeping himself busy to drown out the silence and the passing of time.

Tucked at the edge of Metro Manila, a 67-year-old fisherman continues to resist and struggle against ongoing reclamation projects at the heart of Laguna Lake.

Akin Ang Buhok Ko follows the story of Juan, a 9-year-old kid, who simply wants to keep his long hair against the wishes of the adults around him. When his father finds out that Juan skips classes to evade a mandatory haircut in school, he promises to cut his child’s hair himself. All the while, Juan, together with his best friend, devises a plan to escape their homes.

Two street artists with contrasting intentions about the artform tell the relevance of street art in society while accompanied by an enigmatic graffiti writing, “Bon Jovi.”

In a lifeless morgue, an embalmer is consumed by a strange desire to secretly taste corpses he prepares, searching for something beyond the ordinary. His morbid obsession spirals when he’s sent to retrieve a body—only to discover that the corpse is his own.

Left and right are the wakes of the deceased in a barrio in Isabela, but noticed by Amang, a native Ilocano, it seems that their tradition of the "Pagdudung-aw" during wakes has disappeared. This drives him to pass on the tradition to Balong, his only son.