Marienel Calma
Directing
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Luis Carpio, a 30-something virgin who was dejected after his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal, heads off on holiday to Thailand with a bunch of friends. Once there, a peculiar chain of events ensues when Luis is mistaken for a famous Thai porn star, the "Big Bird" of the title.
I Am Not Big Bird

A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their gloomy future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history are entwined before a contemplative and poetic perspective.
Cu Li Never Cries

A silly bromance sparks out of the closeness of two laidback high school boys, Maki and Kaloy. When a night of reckless drinking with their friends leads them to share a bed together, they discover the true nature of their bromance and now must decide whether to embrace this or risk losing each other's friendship.
Ang Halikan Sa Water Fountain

Life on Moon is a story of a teenage boy, JAY, who unknowingly experiences emptiness and loss. Confounded with his emotions, he begins to build a wall as his mother attempts to reach out to him in a way she knows.
Life On Moon

Jao, an effeminate gay hopes to find an intimate connection on gay dating app, Timble. On the dating app, he thought he finally made a good connection with a gay guy named Mikko. However, after their meetup, Mikko seems to have ghosted him. Believing he will find his potential partner just like his friend Dex with its boyfriend Zeke who also found each other on the app, he continues searching for someone he can form an intimate connection with on the app. Following this, he matches with Lev, the seemingly perfect gay guy he hopes for. After a short time of talking through the app, Lev invites Jao to a meetup for them to finally see each other.
Discreet Only

Two scorned women in a barrio are terrorized by the same monster.