A promise of love broken by the promise of a good life.

KALAW APFI Thesis Film 16 mins Written and directed by: Immy Rempis

Two distant lives run along each other, one of loss and the other of abuse sharing a bond that transcends space, reality and time.

A syndicate old-timer named Ben needs to do one last assignment before the boss he works for grants him his much delayed retirement. Assigned to be his partner is the neophyte Morris, a trigger-happy, sadist who yearns to impress the syndicate boss. For Ben, this last assignment turns out to be a journey of introspection, self-healing and redemption. With this awakening, he takes it upon himself to pull Morris out of the eventual hell-of-a-life he says he has lived as a hitman.

A family of Lumad keeps their eldest daughter's 'adhikain' (aspirations) by immortalizing her into a myth, blurring the line between reality and folklore.

This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.

Jewel is a mysterious woman who lives alone in the city. She has a secret which has led her to settle into a lonely existence. That is, until she meets Nico, a broken-hearted, down-and-out guy who also feels unlovable like she does. Jewel is torn between wanting to love him and wanting to save him from herself.

Three individuals co-exist in a house wherein every minute they spent, determines their own destiny. This film is shot on a single-take with a smartphone camera.

A young woman harbors a man in her basement, fighting to save him from a malevolent curse that transforms him at night. Unbeknownst to her, a determined sheriff on the search for missing townsfolks is closing in.

Beloved by revolutionaries Andres Bonifacio and Julio Nakpil, Lakambini Gregoria de Jesus' quest for justice mirrors the film's journey to reclaim the legacy of a forgotten heroine.