Movies: Aika Tan

A seventeen-year-old high school student, Mary, and her new friend Josie, a trans youth, embark on a harrowing journey of friendship, fortitude, and compassion to Manila after Mary discovers she's unintentionally pregnant....

Tala, a closeted young man, follows his friend Pita to a secret underpass, where they plan to celebrate their 18th birthday—a night poised between anticipation and the weight of unspoken truths....