Diamonds in the Sand

Diamonds in the Sand

Yoji, a divorced and demoted Japanese man, chooses to head to Manila, believing that nobody is lonely in the Philippines.

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Child of the Sun

Child of the Sun

An exiled poet returns to his native homeland of Pangasinan province after many years of absence. Through a mystical soul journey, he reclaims his...

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Visit

Visit

After a long absence, a young woman returns to the home of her grandmother near the dying Pasig River. Across the generations, they discover common...

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Forever Loved

Forever Loved

Weaving recollections and letters from various migrant workers around the story of a Philippine man searching for his missing wife in a Middle...

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Raised in Water

Raised in Water

On a sinking island in Manila Bay, an aging Japanese man searches for the daughter he abandoned as a child.

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The Myth of Manila

The Myth of Manila

Since the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020, Metro Manila has been subjected to intermittent lockdowns with demeaning punishments. Despite the...

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Viva Viva Escolta

Viva Viva Escolta

Consuelo, a ghost who has haunted Escolta for many years, finds a respite from her loneliness in Joey, a young man who has just died. As the two...

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Encounters with Silence

Encounters with Silence

Kodokushi or the lonely death has become common in Japan. The director confronts the silence on the subject through encounters with a man who...

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