A soon-to-be released criminal and a corrections officer is still grieving over the death of his sister opposing the prisoner's release.
Acting
Dennis Trillo's wordless performance devastates without uttering a sound.
Direction
Dulay weaponizes negative space in claustrophobic prison frames.

Director
Zig Madamba Dulay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the 2023 MMFF production window with actual Filipino Sign Language consultants on set daily.
The meal scene where Domingo explains his crime through signing took 17 takes because crew members kept audibly crying.