Donetha Grace Merka

A young man returns to his storm-ravaged hometown and confronts fragments of his younger self in the empty lot where his home once stood, forcing him to face what remains when nothing—and no one—is ever fully recovered.

As graduation draws them apart, Dana and Kristine choose to spend their remaining hours together before they part ways.

In a mist-shrouded mountain range, two young recordists search fragments of memory buried in static, silence, and soil. As they gather stories erased by conflict, an intimate resistance takes shape: quiet, tender, and defiant in the face of forgetting.

Unod sa Nairud follows the story of Patrick and Von, two young men trapped in the cycle of addiction and its harsh consequences. As they navigate recovery and rebuild their strained friendship, they grapple with a world that often favors punishment over healing. Their journey highlights the struggle for redemption, the impact on their loved ones, and the difficult choices needed to break free from addiction’s grip while raising the question of whether genuine recovery is achieved through empathy rather than punishment.

While trying to answer an end of semester evaluation paper, a communication student struggles to finish it without reflecting on her recent personal choices in life as she holds on to the dreams of graduating

In the hopes of a more inclusive society, a group of students explore the stories of the deaf community in Kidapawan City as they initiate a campaign for them.

A young man returns to his storm-ravaged hometown and confronts fragments of his younger self in the empty lot where his home once stood, forcing him to face what remains when nothing—and no one—is ever fully recovered.

As graduation draws them apart, Dana and Kristine choose to spend their remaining hours together before they part ways.

As graduation draws them apart, Dana and Kristine choose to spend their remaining hours together before they part ways.

In a mist-shrouded mountain range, two young recordists search fragments of memory buried in static, silence, and soil. As they gather stories erased by conflict, an intimate resistance takes shape: quiet, tender, and defiant in the face of forgetting.

Unod sa Nairud follows the story of Patrick and Von, two young men trapped in the cycle of addiction and its harsh consequences. As they navigate recovery and rebuild their strained friendship, they grapple with a world that often favors punishment over healing. Their journey highlights the struggle for redemption, the impact on their loved ones, and the difficult choices needed to break free from addiction’s grip while raising the question of whether genuine recovery is achieved through empathy rather than punishment.

While trying to answer an end of semester evaluation paper, a communication student struggles to finish it without reflecting on her recent personal choices in life as she holds on to the dreams of graduating

While trying to answer an end of semester evaluation paper, a communication student struggles to finish it without reflecting on her recent personal choices in life as she holds on to the dreams of graduating

In the hopes of a more inclusive society, a group of students explore the stories of the deaf community in Kidapawan City as they initiate a campaign for them.

Catching up with the time snatched by the Pandemic, a group of friends gathers for a drink night in a post-pandemic era. Reminiscing what has happened during the hard times, two people in the group gives each other the closure they needed before and after the losses.

Catching up with the time snatched by the Pandemic, a group of friends gathers for a drink night in a post-pandemic era. Reminiscing what has happened during the hard times, two people in the group gives each other the closure they needed before and after the losses.