Paradise

A series of disappearance occurred in Himogaan River because of an alleged Mermaid living beneath it. The people feared for this except for Andoy, 34, a lonely fisherman who still lives by the riverbanks. He continues to fish, and get ‘kayog’ every day in the river.

During the American colonial period in Brgy. Paraiso, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, the American-owned Insular Lumber Company established one of the largest hardwood logging operations in the world under a government forest concession. The film follows Caloy, a young laborer sent to deliver the payroll to a hacendero’s mansion on the night a catastrophe descends upon Sagay. As it tears through the workers’ settlement, the hacendero couple remains sheltered inside their mansion.

Lea, in her late 20s, finds herself caught between loyalty to her country and her humanity as she entertains Japanese soldiers, discovering the true cost of war and the price of survival.

Centered around the diminishing trade of the Mananguete, the story unfolds against the backdrop of Nilo’s encroaching memory loss, a devoted father, racing against time to carve out a brighter future for his son.

When the sea has gone mad for 8 relentless days, would you risk leaving your young family, hoping the promised 8 days of calm will follow? A young family battles the brutal Walo-walo season—will they endure the storm or be consumed by it?

Two mystical beings coexist with the people of Brgy. Fabrica, silently witnessing their daily lives—the good, the bad, and the absurdity in between.