KR Gonzales
Directing
Biography
KR Gonzales is a Filipina-Canadian filmmaker. She earned a degree in AB Multimedia Arts from Asia Pacific College in the Philippines and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production at the University of British Columbia. She also attended directing and producing classes at the Cinemalaya Institute as a Vision Petron scholar. In 2019, she was a writer fellow in Jun Robles Lana’s CinePanulat Screenwriting Lab.
Known For
Sonya, an old maid, is about to give up on herself until, one day, she meets a corpse in her family's embalming business that changes her life.
Ode to Nothing
A middle-aged woman comes down with a mysterious illness that causes her to lose her breath and faint. She attempts to travel to a far hospital but must find a passenger to keep her awake.
The Symptom
While in the middle of a prenuptial shoot, an engaged couple struggles to project their ideal image, which leads them to re-examine their own intentions.
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Eva, a young adult whose life feels heavy and repetitive finds solace in the world of their daydreams. As reality starts to bleed into their ideations, they must face their own spiralling self-neglect.
Hiraeth
Two young boys make the most of their time together in a hospital room.
Pulse
Four close friends, East, South, West and North, play a game of mahjong before dinner. Tensions rise as they all discover they have unique ways of playing, skill levels with the game, and differing attitudes towards competition. How will they navigate personal differences and learn to play with one another?
chattering of sparrows
In Billy's world, silence speaks louder than words. How will he tell his utmost secret to his loved ones?