Margot Padilla

Ronnie, a middle aged Filipino father, moonlights nightly as a rideshare driver. What begins as a regular shift leads to the most awkward of passengers: his college-aged son Josh and his drunk friend. As the ride progresses, Ronnie and Josh’s emotional baggage emerges.

While preparing for the anticipated summer party in a cramped bathroom, Mercedes navigates her blossoming desires.

Two single mothers struggle with the expectations and pressures of motherhood, and conflict arises when one of them develops a deeper bond with the other woman's child.

A short, staged multimedia performance film for the hip hop act True Neutral Crew

Liquor Store Babies explores the intersecting lives of two friends and their fathers, each of whom own liquor stores, as they take a real look at how their lives and dreams are cyclical and ever connected to one another.