Lily, a teenager blessed with the natural beauty of being a Morena, will do whatever it takes to reach her mother's beauty standard.

An 11-year old vendor of pirated copies of films in a downtown capital tries every possible way in his position to watch a film for the very first time inside the comfort of a cinema.

After losing her job at the end of a stressful finals week and having no choice but to move back home with her family, Nel wishes nothing but to be alone--and that's exactly what she gets. A story of loneliness and the realization that the human relationships you build with the people around you are what keep you afloat.

Left and right are the wakes of the deceased in a barrio in Isabela, but noticed by Amang, a native Ilocano, it seems that their tradition of the "Pagdudung-aw" during wakes has disappeared. This drives him to pass on the tradition to Balong, his only son.

soft teenager Reggie struggles to find his place in a macho environment where he lives with his endearing mother under the roof of his police stepfather. Amid the toxic masculinity that surrounds him, he finds solace with his buddy Mikoy who keeps him grounded. However, their platonic bond gets challenged as a wicked truth unfolds.

CK is a college dropout who deals weed to get by. Years before, he was casted out by his father, and was left behind by his mother. He is being held captive by his Boss for stealing money from him. He escapes with the help of his friend, Wise. Calvin is a middle-aged taxi driver with a bad temper who is trying to save up money every day for a hopeful future. In a desperate attempt to get away from Boss and his henchmen, CK lets Calvin get him and Wise to the sea, the place constantly appearing in his dreams. Tides turn when Boss and his henchmen finally catch up. With CK pinned down and in trouble, Calvin steps up and faces them, offering them a lump of cash that was meant to restart both him and his son's life together. Having rekindled their relationship with one another, the father and the son face yet another test of faith as Calvin finally confesses the true reason of their journey: to attend CK's mother's funeral.

A dimly-lit evening, where the sky is painted with hues of orange and pink as the sun sets beyond the horizon. An unlikely encounter that sparks an unexpected connection happens when Yna walks towards the solemnity of the cemetery, the flicker of a candle and the fragrance of flowers gives birth to a new connection, one that transcends life and death. An unknowingly deep relationship was created as Yna bought sampaguita and met Josefina. As Josefina walks towards the cemetery clutching a well-lit candle and creating an intimate conversation. Days passed, and through their stories and struggles - a connection was forged. One day, Yna goes to the cemetery crying accompanied by Josefina as they give their warmest comfort towards each other. As they lit the candles in-front of the graves, a secret will unfold and a revelation will finally be unveiled.

A gay son imagines the laundry as a colorful world of adorable little fishes while sorting his dirty clothes with his mother. But in his imagination, a sea witch traps him in a bubble, where he feels undesirable, unacceptable, and unbecoming.

A few days before his sacred transformation, Pablo, a neophyte Tikbalang, hasn't fully accepted his fate, alongside a crisis in his own identity; until one magical night changes his perspective on his world and the self.

Two battered siblings desperately want to sneak out of their father’s house to visit their real mother after being distressed and unable to adjust to their new family setup with their stepmother.