Illumination

Manila Madness is a performance film-screen dance presentation that runs down the life of the urban streets of Manila in the Philippines, through a ritualistic performance of a young masked woman seeming endless passage to find the ultimate destination of life and death.

An unborn soul waits in front of a mysterious door that will reveal his fate on earth.

Troubles from the past resurfaces as a disowned son receives a distress call from his sister forcing him to decide on the fate of their ill mother through a phone call.

During their visit to the psychiatrist, Tonette was asked to evaluate her mentally ill partner, Jett, who is about to enter rehab. By doing so, she unexpectedly uncovers the truth about their dark eerie past.

Lovely is a 23-year-old aspiring radio DJ who remained jobless after her graduation. Her online podcast also failed but Fate has other plans for her. She finally had a shot to become a DJ in her dream radio station, but she must decide whether to stay as she is currently or take the leap.

Roel Cabato, a Baguio-based Ilocano-Ifugao artist-environmentalist who creates artwork from rummaged materials and showcases them in his home and art space, Hanan’chi. Through his creations, he conveys his spiritual connection with his Ifugao background, as well as his campaign for environmentalism and recycling.