Disintegrate

Two lost souls long for connection amid a vast digital landscape.

Two drug runners earn their keep by overcharging their classmates at a Christian university. But one night, their ruthless dealer gives them just a few more hours to collect the money they owe him. Now the young pushers must survive the seemingly normal private school’s criminal underground in one night-long odyssey.

When a young man goes to a brothel to lose his virginity, he finds wisdom in a courtesan.

A journey through sleep through closed eyelids: drifting slowly to sleep, the mind wanders; phosphenes change colors under rapid eye movement; stuck in sleep paralysis, the colors violently pulsate; then finally, the eyes burst open wide awake.

A woman recalls a plaguing nightmare.

Using a screen recording of the process of scrolling through dozens of images, the film resembles the mesmerizing and violent movements of a revolver.

Clouds, darkness, and fire.

After the rain, a walk to the park.

A meditation on sleep and solitude. An elderly woman wakes up from a mysteriously long slumber and struggles to live her normal routine.

A journey through Manila and nearby cities and provinces.

A film letter for the filmmaker's grandfather. Twelve years after his death, his family celebrates Christmas.

An interpretation of the ninth chapter of Gyula Krúdy's novel Sunflower: observations of the sun's rays and reflections as it revolves around a house, and how the digital camera responds to light and shadow. As summer ends, death approaches.

A garden in autumn.

Views of the sky during the Hughes Fire, from 30 miles away: 80 seconds at each half hour, captured from 12:30pm to 5:30pm (Jan. 22, 2025).

Views of the sky during and after the Santa Ana winds: 30 seconds at each hour of the day, each hour captured on 24 different days.