The magical world of “Samadhi” is threatened by the evil forces of Ravenal and Sifu sends out three teenage boys to journey on the Magic Temple. Jubal, Sambag and Omar, each with their own unique power battles the threat to the world of “Samadhi” and along the way faces many extraordinary things. The boys are sure to face a huge battle ahead of them but with the help of magical creatures they met along their journey, evil is eliminated and they learn the true value of camaraderie and believing in them selves to face any problem.
Jay is the name of the two protagonists in the film, one is living, the other dead. The living Jay is producing a documentary of the dead Jay, a gay teacher who was brutally killed. As Jay recreates and examines the life of his subject, his own life is affected when he unravels his subject’s hidden life and secret love.
About the incestuous obsession of a retired policeman Dadong Carandang (Silayan) for his daughter Mila (Santos). When she tells her father that she wishes to marry her boyfriend Noel (Ilagan) because she is pregnant, the news unleashes a series of abnormal events that inevitably lead to the family’s doom.
Kyle, a wedding planner, who has had a string of boyfriends. Unfotunately for her, all of them have turned out to be gay including Benj, her first boyfriend. On the upside, some of them have become good friends. In fact, Benj became one of her best friends, on top of being a business partner in a wedding planning venture. Because of her “luck” with men, she comes to believe that she will never find a real guy. Everyone she will get attracted to will eventually come out as gay. This theory gets put to the test when wh meets Diego, Benj’s childhood best friend and secret love, with whom she gets easily smitted. Egged on by Benj, Kylie sets out to prove that she’s right again that Diego, who is engaged to be married to a beautiful and classy lady, is indeed another closet case.
Joy Belmonte and Boy Abunda Originals Presents: A Trilogy Of Love Stories that features gender sensitive short films dedicated to the memory of Bernardo Bernardo who stars in one on the short films. The three short are Young Love, A Love Story In The Time Of HIV and To Love And Not Be Loved,”
YOUNG LOVE
Can the relationship between two childhood friends cross over into romance? One third of Joy Belmonte and Boy Abunda’s “A Trilogy Of Love Stories”, Young Love tells the tale of two boys whose true feelings for each other reveal themselves over the course of a simple game of basketball.
Directed by Lemuel Lorca, Starring Rahair Tan, Lorenzo Santiago
A LOVE STORY IN THE TIME OF HIV
Is intimacy limited only to the phtsical? Two lovers discover the ward’s real meaning when a difficult setback befalls one of them.
Directed by Lemuel Lorca, Starring Christian Bables, Aaron Rivero
TO LOVE AND NOT BE LOVED
Is it better to let your feelings be known despite the uncertainty it brings, or to keep quiet and suffer in silence? Featuring the last on-screen performance of the great actor, Bernardo Bernardo. To Love And Not Be Loved is a story of unrequited feelings, duty, and the willingness to set someone free as seen through the lens of an old man and his “nephew”.
Directed by Lemuel Lorca, Starring Eian Rances, Bernardo Bernardo, Rolando Inocencio
A family movie that revolves around unlikely “parents” Arci and Paco. Arci gains custody of his best friend’s children Megan and Ernie just before she dies. The children’s uncle, Paco, has no choice but to join this newfound family. Arci and Paco will now embark on the craziest and greatest adventure of their lives as they play the roles of Momshie and Popshie to both Megan and Ernie.