Joyce Macalia

Forced by his father to become the next folk healer of their town, a boy secretly despises his conventional boring life not until he falls in love with a Tikbalang (A Philippine mythical humanoid creature that has a head and hooves of a horse).

Sam, a 25-year-old woman, grapples with fixing her tent when she encounters Pam, who lends a helping hand, leading them to discuss their lives where they find an unexpected truth about themselves while embarking on a series of experiences together.

Living alone as a caretaker to her ailing but overbearing dad, a demure and loving daughter unravels the secrets of her estranged mom as her dad’s grip on her life tightens.

A lonely queer soul in their early sixties, long devoted to their family’s well-being, is stirred to face the love they once turned away from after a chance encounter at a cemetery.

Pempem, a 15- year old high school student raised in a conservative and religious household suddenly finds an adult magazine inside her school backpack. The discovery of Bomba Magazine aroused Pempem to explore her true self.

A couple celebrates their anniversary in a Discord call. They began daydreaming about their plans and ambitions, and as things became harmoniously gripping, one of them sheds tears and unfolds an unexpected truth.

A woman struggles to let go after the disappearance of her husband which prompts her to create the illusion of his death.

A mysterious young woman wanders around what seems to be a city of distraught, only to discover humanity's social collapse and the true monsters behind it.

Set in 2022 in an urban city, Totoy is the grandchild of a cobbler in a place where no one has shoes; his curiosity begins when his grandfather tells him about the lore of a fairy who continuously robs shoes and controls the economic stability of the barangay. Totoy is driven to know the answers. Through the story of his grandfather, Totoy notices that his grandfather was rewarded to become a cobbler with the expectation of improving the standard of living, only to find out that the place is under the curse of the fairy and realize only Totoy could break the curse.

On their way of seeking familiarity, two strangers find themselves in a casual encounter that steers their fate into eventually becoming a pursuit of certainty.

A statue remains unmoved as they forcefully paint different colors on it.

A teenage girl found a broken mirror in the forest and discovered the one thing she had been escaping from.

On what seems to be an ordinary day, a woman comes home with baggage on hand. Inside contains several ingredients, which she, later on, used to cook food that is known to many. But while in the process, something had happened. An ordinary day was suddenly not ordinary at all. The baggage she brought home has been with her all along.

A man and a woman meet in the emptiness of the open sea. A meeting that will forever change what it is.

John, a quiet and mysterious photographer, is driving along the vibrant and crowded streets of Manila when he meets Lily, a shrewd sex worker with a disarming beauty.

Diva, Divine? (A Diva, Right?) follows the life of Angelica Mapanganib, a 57-year-old nonprofessional comedic entertainer and pre-pandemic Miss Gay pageant contestant, as she struggles to live her life behind the screen amidst the global pandemic, and unravels her undisclosed state as part of the LGBTQIA++ community in the Philippines.