Elaiza Marie Empat

A young man whose parents were victims of martial law found himself trapped in a mystical farmland along with a cryptic woman, where episodes of eerie events began to happen.

Left in a quiet rural town while her mother is away, a young girl uses her unsettling drawings of a mysterious local figure to process a horrifying trauma unfolding around her.

Pagbalik sa Lawod (The Shore Awaits) tells the story of Tonya, a fisherfolk daughter lured by promises of work abroad but trapped in a trafficking ring. Scarred yet unbroken, she returns home, transforming pain into testimony. Her story warns against exploitation, empowers women, and honors the resilience of coastal communities.

A young man whose parents were victims of martial law found himself trapped in a mystical farmland along with a cryptic woman, where episodes of eerie events began to happen.

Left in a quiet rural town while her mother is away, a young girl uses her unsettling drawings of a mysterious local figure to process a horrifying trauma unfolding around her.

Pagbalik sa Lawod (The Shore Awaits) tells the story of Tonya, a fisherfolk daughter lured by promises of work abroad but trapped in a trafficking ring. Scarred yet unbroken, she returns home, transforming pain into testimony. Her story warns against exploitation, empowers women, and honors the resilience of coastal communities.