Keith Deligero
In the midst of a studio fire in 1921, Joaquin attempts to save the film reel of the first movie he's ever seen.
In the southern Philippine city of Cebu, a troubled detective struggles to solve a series of grisly killings, while a deep conspiracy works to keep the truth just out of his reach.
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.
One day, in the small peaceful town of Barrio Malinawon, seven young punks, who call themselves the Iskalawags because of their shared love for Filipino action movies (particularly those starred by their idol Jeric Raval), decide to set out on a mini quest to find the tree that according to Palot-the gang's de facto leader-bears the lone papaya fruit as large as the belly of Intoy's father.
Here are seven stories from seven of the most interesting young filmmakers from Cebu,each of them filled with memorable characters. On a Black Saturday, two kids put their friendship to the test; a fortune teller discovers his own bad luck; a woman strolls around a foliage and finds her man engrossed in a play; a brokenhearted girl talks to a man who wronged her; a man goes out to join his friends for a good time and unravels his ugly past; a hooker and a customer share their sins; and a young woman wrestles with her demons—all told in an experiment that brings out the zeal and bravado of today’s youth.
This is the life of Divino Maligalig as he walks through the valley of the shadow of death
One city, one day, seven stories. The first of seven Binisaya Exquisite Corpse Experiment
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. - jamesvahn007
Two cops, an artist, a series of murders and some weird shit. Welcome to the new world after the pandemic.