Production
Indigo, a stuttering college student, finds a magic cubicle that transports him back in time. Upon abusing this power to improve his speech condition, Indigo gets lost in time and experiences the history of student activism in the university from the 2000s to the 1970s in the Philippines.
40 years after having to marry a white man, Angie is deported and reunites with her ex, Badine. As they revisit the places buried by urbanization, they unearth the past and rekindle their love.
A thesis short film written and directed by MXRDD.
a film by Cis De Luna
An overheard imitative playing of a tarot reading forces Tasha to confront all her suppressed life tensions in an overnight house party—including her admiration for her fond rival Mela.
In the aftermath of a nuclear war in 2040, the world is ruled and surveilled by Jotorrists, and children are forced to be slaves. Within this hopeless world, two orphans, Bumi, 12, and Ria, 16, find one another and become each other's hope and home.
a film by Jill Go-Soco
Along a river that undergoes a major change, Baby, a middle-aged transwoman, shuttles between her job as a companion-for-hire for strangers and her duty to her father. As the people around Baby start to disappear, she realizes that she has been left behind in a stagnating city.
Two scorned women in a barrio are terrorized by the same monster.
Brothers Omar and Jepoy wait for the next rain to pick mushrooms to sell, test the magic of a song Jepoy learned from school, and prove a legend Omar heard.
Two drunk friends decide to get high on a "spot" on top of the city. During their trip they will understand the noises of the city below, and what life means for each other
As a child was innocently playing with their friends, an interruption comes along.
A journey to someone's personal gallery and an unsent letter.
After an earthquake hits her province, a distressed young bride wanders around the city to find a new home, and possibly, a new existence.
A Black Beret 2023 entry by Bane Vicente in partial fulfillment for their directing class under John Dalog Torres.