Rekados is a magic-realist tragicomedy of three generations of cooks in the slums that own a karinderia. Josefina, the matriarch whose traditional skill in cooking keeps the family alive; Laura, the daughter who prefers cooking to please her customers and the man she desires; and caught in between...
On a commuter's trip from Manila's business district to the suburbs, the director finds a myriad of possibilities, ranging from miniature ironic situations to a love story that is finally finding its unexpected closing.
After an old wank video of him goes viral on social media, a young food delivery rider in Manila attempts to reclaim his body from societal consumption.
Badong, an established painter, comes home and returns to his old studio. He has a piece in mind that requires a specific model to pose nude. He wants Mimosa, his former nude model and ex live-in partner. Years ago, Mimosa left him for another man.
Over the course of one night, Juanita, a teacher battling depression teams up with her delinquent student to retrieve something important for her. Will they find solace in each other?
Bajingjing, an over-imaginative girl, accidentally swallows a santol seed. Believing that she’ll turn into a santol tree, she then prepares everything for her sick mom before she eventually becomes one.
[K]Ahon is a play on image breaks, cuts, and mirroring. Attempting to express the confines and limits, the thin lines that separate them, their relativity and duality. Connection through disconnection, interruption, and organic affinity. Ultimately, how all of them interconnect –– a relative...