
Charena Escala
2021Tribe
Jim Libiran
Karl Eigger Balingit, Charena Escala
In the darker side of Manila-by-night, tribes of youthful gangsters roam the streets in search of quick fixes and precarious thrills. World-weary Tondo throbs to the beat of of hiphop and freestyle gangsta rap, and to the scents and sensations of drugs and sex and violence. We witness this crepus-cular underworld through the eyes of ten-year-old Ebet. We follow him as he witnesses the deadly lives of teen age gang members in Tondo and the events that lead to their explosive confrontation.
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Nick and Chai
Charena Escala, Wena Sanchez
On Nov 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan claimed the lives of Nick and Chai Quieta's four children, leaving them with nothing but each other and a house torn to pieces. Now, four months later, we step inside the Quieta's home and observe how they cope with their loss. What is reality like to lose all your kids of a sudden?
Nick and Chai