Manuel Mesina III

An anthology of different narratives of hugot-inspired shorts that mirrors our experiences with falling in love.

Beastmode interweaves what at first sight seem to be two unconnected storylines: the first two years of rule by President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, notorious for his war against drugs, and the reconstruction of a social and artistic experiment about violence and performance—a sort of Fight Club 2.0.

While hunting for pitcher plants, a taciturn poacher encounters an unexpected object in the middle of the forest and finds himself listening to someone grieving about their hair.

The photographer tries to combine his time with the stories of the person who lives on the side of Marcos Highway, opposite the hospital in Cabading, Antipolo, using some scenes in life to understand the paradox, or connection, of the environment.