Director: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Writer: Giancarlo Abrahan, Carlo Francisco Manatad
Producer: Armi Rae Cacanindin and Vincent Wang (House on Fire, France)
Co-producers: Ling Tiong (AAND, Singapore)
Production Companies: Cinematografica Films (PH), House on Fire(France), AAND (Singapore), Globe Studios (PH), Quantum Films (PH) Synopsis: The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, November 2013. The warden in Tacloban’s provincial city jail temporarily releases its prisoners in order for them to tend to their families in the aftermath of the disaster. The only condition: that the released prisoners must voluntarily surrender on an imposed date, lest they be hunted down and killed. Among these prisoners is MIGUEL (20s). He wanders around the wrecked city in search for the two women in his life: his girlfriend, ANDREA (20s); and his mother, NORMA (40s). Miguel returns to the shopping arcade he once called home, now torn to slivers by a typhoon – an old and dilapidated shopping complex. Supported by: L’Atelier, Cannes Film Festival, France, 2018 Winner, Co-Production Award, TorinoFilmLab, Italy, 2017 Talents Tokyo Next Masters Support Grantee, 2017 La Fabrique des Cinema du Monde, Cannes, 2016 Ties That Bind Project Selection, Italy and Singapore, 2015 Asian Cinema Fund for Script Development grantee, 2014 Hanoi International Film Festival Project Market, 2013