A Short History of a Few Bad Things

Ford, a surfing instructor from the Philippines has been told his whole life that he's the son of Francis Ford Coppola. He's wasted his youth waiting as his mother petitions the director to acknowledge Ford as his son. But as the surfing season ends, he’s forced to confront his past actions, inactions, and the stories of his life.

Two young girls travel through time to assassinate a barangay dictator to revise history. This is Babylon.

The armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s forms the backdrop to this study of three individuals who, for different reasons, are trying to resolve an untenable situation.

A girl named Merry Pascual, a typical college girl, who wants to finish her academic studies in the toughest and most respected institutions in the country, Super Hard University. Her life turned when she transferred to a boarding house owned by Miss Edwina. Little did Merry know that Miss Edwina has the power to see spirits from another reality. Until Miss Edwina got caught in an accident, Merry was the successor of Miss Edwina of owning the third eye. Having a third eye wasn’t part of Merry’s plans in life. So she seeks for a paranormal expert who can remove the third eye from her.

Mourning the death of his beloved lola, an aspiring pro-gamer is forced to live with his estranged mother and lead his underdog esports team in secret.

A bottle of shampoo dreams to be purchased by humans and live in a utopia known as Atlas. However, he discovers the truth about this existence so she goes on a journey to escape his fate.

Stories abound in Cebu about a woman rumored to be a murderous monster, but behind the myth is a mother seeking justice.

A news team investigating rumors of aswang killings in a remote barrio are attacked by a group of soldiers, forcing them to run for their lives in the deeps of the forest, where more mystery and danger lay in wait.

In a small fishing town in Cebu, six-year-old Junjun tries to run on water to escape his bullies with the help of a superhero named Boy Kilat.

A young drag queen, Dodong, who joins a barangay gay pageant to gain acceptance in his father’s community. He is instead met with hostility from his father, who chases him into a jungle, where he sobs to a lone bright star. What follows is the strangest night in his entire life, and an even stranger nine months when he realises he is pregnant. Dodong deals with ridicule from a barangay who does not believe him.

In the small, peaceful town of Malinawon, seven young punks who call themselves the Iskalawags share a deep love for Filipino action movies. One day, they set out on a mini-quest to find a mythical tree that, according to their de facto leader Palot, bears a papaya as large as Intoy's father's belly.

While at work two officemates learn about a doomsday event. They stay behind and talk about their life experiences and history.

Six individuals from different generations recall the golden age of Cebuano cinema, modern Cebuano cinema, their experiences, and discuss their aspirations about the future of Cebu’s film scene.

In a race against time, Jelian, a determined young boy hailing from Ormoc City, embarks on a desperate quest to find his drowning father hidden within a treacherous sea of soup.

In sleepless Manila, where dreaming is outsourced to call centres, a fallen star appears on the eve of a woman’s departure to help her and her mother say goodbye.

Mysterious disappearances of people rise as earthquakes shake Mindanao. 13-year-old Munya investigates the strange phenomenon after her mother goes missing during a solar eclipse. Fantasy becomes reality and reality becomes fantasy as the mythical serpent dragon, “Bakunawa", devours a seemingly tranquil world.