Achelle Cayanan

Admist the magnificent landscape of Montalban lies the silent anguish of nature — examining the impact of quarrying on the communities closest to the danger.

In a religious and strict household, a young woman is forced to live between obedience and secrecy. But when her secret is revealed, she must choose whether to stay in a home that does not accept her or break free—even if it means walking away from her own mother.

A day in the Sari-Sari Store reflects Linda’s longing, labor, and lingering unease, as each coin and quiet struggle carries her through a world that seems alive and hungry.

A day in the Sari-Sari Store reflects Linda’s longing, labor, and lingering unease, as each coin and quiet struggle carries her through a world that seems alive and hungry.

In the narrow streets of Marikina City, where the sound of hammers once echoed endlessly, Soles of Marikina unfolds as a cinematic portrait of craft, struggle, and survival. The film follows aging shoemakers and young apprentices as they work by hand—cutting leather, shaping soles, stitching stories into every pair—while fighting to keep an industry alive in a rapidly changing world.

Admist the magnificent landscape of Montalban lies the silent anguish of nature — examining the impact of quarrying on the communities closest to the danger.

In a religious and strict household, a young woman is forced to live between obedience and secrecy. But when her secret is revealed, she must choose whether to stay in a home that does not accept her or break free—even if it means walking away from her own mother.

In the narrow streets of Marikina City, where the sound of hammers once echoed endlessly, Soles of Marikina unfolds as a cinematic portrait of craft, struggle, and survival. The film follows aging shoemakers and young apprentices as they work by hand—cutting leather, shaping soles, stitching stories into every pair—while fighting to keep an industry alive in a rapidly changing world.