Three portraits of different lives caught in between a crossfire of unwavering faith and ambiguous history. Book 1: A Man who claims Jabidah Massacre is a lie, Book 2: Moro rebel fighters who believe Jihad should be a way of life and Book 3: Women caught in the wrath of war. Interwoven stories to create a tapestry of Mindanao's forgotten people.
In sickness and in health, should marriage really be an unconditional partnership that should never be broken Christina, in her 30's, is married to Hector, a husband who's paralyzed and therefore physically incompetent to consummate their marriage. She wants to liberate herself from a sexless union. Her needs as a woman are unfulfilled. But her love for Hector, and her commitm...
The already strained relationship between a religious fanatic and her young daughter takes a turn for the horrific as the intrusion of a mysterious figure into their lives puts them both in peril.
Trails of Water is an experimental film about a young boy's emotion as seen through his make-believe story. His story is about Galeno who struggles to survive in his everyday life by fetching water as a living near the mining site. His village is then caught in a mass paranoia where everyone is suspicious of a newcomer in the village. This resulted in a killing phenomenon. No o...
Angan-Angan (Dreams) centers on a nine-year-old girl named Satra who has been mute for as long as she could remember. Her determination to secure a good education reverberates clearly amid the strictness of her Yakan culture. The Yakan are one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines. They mainly reside in Basilan, Mindanao
A sci-fi drama that explores the impact of economic pressure and technology on human connections and sheds light on the issue of *******.
Set in the southernmost and arguably the most marginalized portions of the Philippine archipelago, Sheron Dayoc's Halaw (Ways of the Sea) documents the attempts of several of its citizens to secure a better life by crossing borders via the sea that separates the hopelessness in Mindanao and the promises of Sabah. The first half of the film, set on land, gives the audiences a gl...
