Four Corners 2021
An artist named Samuel wrestles with loneliness as he tries to finish his last painting.
An artist named Samuel wrestles with loneliness as he tries to finish his last painting.
Somewhere in Manila in 2016, there is a pitch-black secret jail. Locked and beaten by the police, two strangers had an existential conversation about their alternate lives. One thing for sure: No eyes and justice can see through it. No hope and justice can save them.
It is the year 2020, it is Joi’s last few months in Cebu. Her father, an engineer working on quarantine centers in Leyte, converses with her throughout the months.
A friendship between a young man and three boys from the mountains quickly develops.
Shot on mobile, a collection of Jeepney drivers' sentiments why they ended up in streets begging for money leading them to dissent for the government's pandemic response.
At the height of the pandemic, an old Negrense haciendera reminisces about her lost love who became her light and fire in all the tragedies she faced in her life. Their curious love affair unfolds with each love letter she sends him since he vanished, mirroring the same yearning that her fellow Negrenses have for the spirit they have seemingly lost.
A short, animated film about a boy who learns how to enjoy flying a kite while confronting a menacing household figure.
Arthur is at the cemetery visiting his mother's grave. John Carlo, his father, and Mariel, a new partner, buys ingredients at the market in the hope to win Arthur's approval.
An artistic interpretation of how violence can affect self freedom.
Julie shares how she started creating art and how it became a way to come to terms with the trauma she experienced when she was a child.
Let's enter MARING's life. Cheerful, lively and loves to hang out. Whenever money comes from her children she really takes advantage of things, food and places that will make her happy. On March 16, 20,000, Malacañang announced the implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) throughout Luzon. Her world stopped.
A young woman seeks safety and solace for herself and her newborn, away from her violent husband.
It's the year 2037 — a young man's curiosity ceases to recognize the realities of the outside world inside a dark bunker swamped under deep thought.
A group of six friends go on a camping hike in a remote forest. They wanted to see and experience nature in all of their trips. But this trip won't be the same with all their previous trips. They will experience strange things that may or may not strengthen their friendship.
Gus, a Filipino guy who grew up in America and migrated to Manila, got disturbed when his mother told him that she was going to adopt a 13-year-old girl. The two siblings were uncomfortable at first, until Gus learned to accept his adopted younger sister even though they were not "magka-dugo".
Ophelia spends her simple life in a rural city. It showed her the different rhythms of life, which she recognized. She then went on to nurture her own inner garden as well as appreciate the beauty found in the smallest of things around us.
Typhoon Maring is about to hit, and people are preparing for this coming disaster. With nowhere else to stay and nobody to be with, a boy made the pavement his home, with only the memory of his mother's lullaby to comfort him.
Tumang Kalinaw is a film in which follows the story of Kaloy, who is an aspiring poet that becomes the breadwinner of his family at a very young age after his father died. Kaloy faces the adversities of extreme poverty and the judgment of the society towards the marginalization. Kaloy's life is a mirror of those who aspire to go against the strong current of fate in the pursuit of their dreams. However, his life takes the greatest turn as he continues to write his art by showing that the reality of the poor is something that one should never coat with euphemism; as the loudest cry is sometimes the most silent screams one can never let the world hear.
Aisah is a young teenage girl who is struggling with her mental illness and despite of experiencing this illness, she still insists to be better. There's still goodness in her like she is trying to act like how normal individuals do.
Eighteen-year-old Ivy Desma lives with her Aunt Lorena — a food vendor and has no choice but to run a small business in their own home. Their condition is poor, but it is not a problem for them to eat three meals a day.