Clark Sabino

Two Alangan Mangyan women descend from the highlands to pursue education, facing harsh prejudice in the lowlands and turning it into a defiant testament of indigenous womanhood.

On Christmas Eve, a free, shattered girl and her emotionally invested "sex buddy" face their complicated feelings throughout a night of drinking, partying, and unspoken love. But she pushes him away, breaking his heart.

Two Alangan Mangyan women descend from the highlands to pursue education, facing harsh prejudice in the lowlands and turning it into a defiant testament of indigenous womanhood.

On Christmas Eve, a free, shattered girl and her emotionally invested "sex buddy" face their complicated feelings throughout a night of drinking, partying, and unspoken love. But she pushes him away, breaking his heart.