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Climate Story Lab

with the special feature of Kataw

After a year of development and creation, the four grantees of the Climate Story Lab are finally ready for their first screening! These films confront the realities of the climate crisis, inviting us to listen, reflect, and imagine how we can act together for change. 

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Schedule

  • Date:
  • Time:
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  • September 20, 2025
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Sine Pop, Quezon City
Registration Closed

Short Films

Ang Propesiya

(The Prophecy)

Directed and Written by: Milo Paz
Produced by: Cynthia Paz

Fiction | 12 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

Lolo Andres tells his grandson, Nonoy, that an ancient prophecy is starting to unfold. The seas will burn and rise. The land will dry up, the animals will vanish, and man will live his last days breathing the dark air of an impending apocalypse.

Nagahanaw na mga Aninipot

(Vanishing Fireflies)

Directed by: JP Corton
Produced by: Jaime Morados
Written by: Linus Masandag

Animation | 8 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in Tabango, Leyte, young Russell clings to a single firefly for comfort as the storm shatters his world. When the fireflies that once lit his nights begin to disappear, Russell must brave the darkness to find a new light of hope in the face of overwhelming loss.

I Bannag ta Pansì Batil Potun

(The Rivers in Noodles)

Directed and Written by: Jerome Dulin
Produced by: Joseph Arcegono

Documentary | 19 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

A local farmer and an old pancit cook from Tuguegarao City, recalls the modifications in the ingredients of the local noodle delicacy that reveals  a story of adaptation, progress and the impacts of climate change.

Manila is A Gate of Hell

Directed and Written by: Jerome Zamora
Produced by: Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, Jon Galvez, and Manny Angeles

Fiction Narrative | 18 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

During one of the hottest days in the Philippines, a desperate young waitress in a Chinese restaurant is denied a day off to see her ailing son in the province.

When she discovers he is in the hospital, she faces a searing dilemma, pushing her to the brink of desperation and visual hallucination.

Special Feature

Kataw

Directed and Written by: Alyssa Ashley Manugas
Produced by: Danielle de los Reyes

LOGLINE

In a future where climate change has submerged nations, an unconventional solution rises, emulating a Visayan mythical creature to ensure the survival of Filipinos’ future generations.

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Empty Closets | On Queer Liberation

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Tipping the Scales

Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion

You are invited to Tipping the Scales and discover Southeast Asia through its cinema and find in its stories echoes of our own.
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Ain’t I A Woman? | On Women’s Empowerment

Women’s bodies and voices have long been sites of struggle, contested, and controlled, yet continually resisting. This forum listens to stories that challenge patriarchy and affirm women’s place at the center of shaping just and equal futures.
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Grasping at the Root | On Climate Justice

Climate disasters are not curses; they are consequences of greed, negligence, and systemic failure. This forum digs deep into the roots of the environmental crisis, centering communities who resist destruction and reimagine futures where both people and planet can thrive.
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