Joseph “Dodong” Ansino

On the day of a small birthday party, a clown in Ilocos Norte looks back on his childhood—when laughter was scarce, but dreams were loud.

Narding, a boy denied schooling, discovers his voice through an unlikely bond with Maya, a deaf child—where silence becomes a language of learning and hope.

Toyang is short film that follows the life of a young man named Tonyo. With the current status of an adult, this somewhat took a toll on his optimistic perspective in life, resulting to him reminiscing moments of his life in the past. Him looking back at his past is a wakeup call, making him realize how far he has come and how life has treated him well.