Bryan Espeña

A solo retreat at an Airbnb was meant to be a sanctuary for a woman grappling with an anxiety disorder. When an intruder breaches the home, the woman is plunged into a suffocating darkness that triggers her claustrophobia. Trapped in a high stakes game of cat-and-mouse, she must navigate a house that now feels as though it is physically closing in on her, turning her place into a labyrinth of terror.

After getting a swimming scholarship in Manila, Igra helps her non-Tagalog-speaking mother get a silent job in the city.

Manila, 2009. After discovering his father’s stash of adult DVDs, a 13-year-old boy catfishes a trans woman using his father’s identity, forcing him to confront desire, authority, and the fragile boundaries of growing up.

In a coastal town reshaped by dredging, two fishermen find their lives disrupted: one kept ashore and separated from the sea he once knew, the other adapting to the growing responsibilities of family life.

An editorial news writer is challenged to write an article that will be published in their school newspaper.

After a typhoon ravages a quiet town, two people discovered a mysterious woman they believe to be miraculous, but as the townspeople's devotion grows, so does a creeping dread. When her veil slips, they confront the terrifying truth: faith made her holy, not divinity.