Seb Valdez

During the American colonial period in Brgy. Paraiso, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, the American-owned Insular Lumber Company established one of the largest hardwood logging operations in the world under a government forest concession. The film follows Caloy, a young laborer sent to deliver the payroll to a hacendero’s mansion on the night a catastrophe descends upon Sagay. As it tears through the workers’ settlement, the hacendero couple remains sheltered inside their mansion.

Lea, in her late 20s, finds herself caught between loyalty to her country and her humanity as she entertains Japanese soldiers, discovering the true cost of war and the price of survival.

A series of disappearance occurred in Himogaan River because of an alleged Mermaid living beneath it. The people feared for this except for Andoy, 34, a lonely fisherman who still lives by the riverbanks. He continues to fish, and get ‘kayog’ every day in the river.

Drigo, in his late 20’s, experiences the impact of deforestation on his family.

Two mystical beings coexist with the people of Brgy. Fabrica, silently witnessing their daily lives—the good, the bad, and the absurdity in between.

During the American colonial period in Brgy. Paraiso, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, the American-owned Insular Lumber Company established one of the largest hardwood logging operations in the world under a government forest concession. The film follows Caloy, a young laborer sent to deliver the payroll to a hacendero’s mansion on the night a catastrophe descends upon Sagay. As it tears through the workers’ settlement, the hacendero couple remains sheltered inside their mansion.

Lea, in her late 20s, finds herself caught between loyalty to her country and her humanity as she entertains Japanese soldiers, discovering the true cost of war and the price of survival.

A series of disappearance occurred in Himogaan River because of an alleged Mermaid living beneath it. The people feared for this except for Andoy, 34, a lonely fisherman who still lives by the riverbanks. He continues to fish, and get ‘kayog’ every day in the river.

A series of disappearance occurred in Himogaan River because of an alleged Mermaid living beneath it. The people feared for this except for Andoy, 34, a lonely fisherman who still lives by the riverbanks. He continues to fish, and get ‘kayog’ every day in the river.

Drigo, in his late 20’s, experiences the impact of deforestation on his family.

Two mystical beings coexist with the people of Brgy. Fabrica, silently witnessing their daily lives—the good, the bad, and the absurdity in between.