Balsakan is Pangasinan word for rosary. In pangasinan, there is a belief that during the funeral, the dead should hold a rosary. To be his/her guidance to step up to heaven. But the moment that the dead will be buried, the rosary should break or cut otherwise, they will be another person in the family to die and the worst is it would be one after another. The story involves two generations that will suffer the curse of a demonic rosary.
Documentary film about the town of Pulilan, Bulacan, known for the “Pestibal ng Lumuluhod na Kalabaw”
Desperate enough to find financial assistance for his weak and ill grandmother, a young boy goes against the odds to support her. In the midst of this struggle the boy unconsciously descends into a world full of hypocrisy and corruption.
In a remote area, there is this one poor boy who at a very young age spends his whole day at the shore to fish. He was taught of nothing, other than fishing. This is the life he is expected to do being a member of his family. But counter to the family's belief about education, he himself knows that they need proper education to have a good and stable life. Until such time, a teacher came to do volunteer teaching in their place. But even when opportunity comes his way, he still can't leave his responsibility to his family. Yet, this poor boy can't give up his dreams that easy. So, he chooses to work for his family's day-to-day survival and at the same time, trying to live his life out of illiteracy. For this little poor boy believes that despite poverty, he can still be the man of his dreams.
Basha habitually creates paper boats, these paper boats are, however, after put on the water, she makes them sink, like her self-esteem and self-worth. She is constantly picked on by her schoolmates, water is splashed on her, insulting looks are thrown to her and fingers are mockingly pointed towards her. But that doesn’t stop there, she also receives physical and verbal bullying from her classmates. All because of one mediocre reason, she is a Muslim. Even though Basha has done nothing wrong to them, they just won’t leave her alone, in person and in her thoughts. Despite of this, fortune still shines on her and she is given a chance to prove herself…
A simple, free-spirited farmer, barrio folk, Inut, yearned for an adventure, an escape. Drawn into "a world" driven by his desires, his frustrations, his fantasies.
Community is inexplicably stuck in perpetual sunlight. Chaos ensues.
This is based on a true story of a strong and willful woman who lives in a mountainous area with her granddaughter. The story shows the life of a farmer who dedicated her life since she was young.But how will you live the life that you’ve wanted for so long when in just one accident you even declared yourself as dead and nothing you can do to help. Is life still worth living for in the dark?"
Tanso, a young boy who lives in the street, was caught by the police sniffing rugby and picking pockets. As he runs for his life, he experiences different dimensions, a dream that he will never have.
A family is disturbed by an unknown being lurking around their house. As the father investigates, he discovers that a pest has broken into their home.
Marco talks about his present life with his past
Because of tragic events from the past, two family members lose their sanity over time.
“Binakol sa Dahon” is the tale of Ester, a mother falsely accused of a crime she did not commit. Judged and unfairly tagged by her family and an overly superstitious rural community, she becomes the unwitting target of abuse, cruelty, and violence, but her spirit is kept alive by her resolve to survive the ordeal. Through it all, she discovers the meaning of the word ‘family’ and summons from within a version of herself that would have been wise to keep hidden, a woman, who, despite the viciousness of the world, and her unbridled power for vengeance, chooses love and the tenderness of a mother’s heart over all.
She's Perfect is a 3D animated short film which centers a girl named Mahalia, who tries to fix the hole in her chest. No one can see the hole except her, and she can still see it transparent through her clothes, no matter what she wears.
A kingdom in Mindanao falls into trouble when their beloved Hiyas (princess) was attacked by a witch. Only their Lakan (prince) can avenge her.
Panicupan, a barangay in Pikit, North Cotabato, is one of the "Spaces for Peace," where Moro, Lumad, and Christian settlers have joined hands in upholding their harmonious relationship amid the conflict between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Neo-coloniasm's effect on the culture of the Cordillera people.
As Covid-19 continues to spread, being quarantined at home is a new experience and a new normal, but jolly Yugin finds a way to escape boredom by playing numbers on his phone and sending messages to random people. Mike, an impetuous guy on the other hand, replied to the random message he received. What will happen if two strangers meet unexpectedly? Will they be lovers, friends, or will they stay as strangers?
At a crucial time in their lives, two strangers share their dilemmas with one another.
Agusto, a man who gets by day to day by singing on the street ends up getting caught in the middle of his younger brother's problem that got him crossing path with the inevitable violence the slums of Cebu is constantly battling. This is a short film about the drug addiction that plagues the poverty stricken community to the endless cycle of killing around these.
