A 12-minute fever dream where inflation meets pageant glitter and capitalism eats itself alive.
Amid the continuous rise in the prices of everyday necessities, Tes Fuentes enters a pageant armed with confidence, dreams, and cheeks painted with heavy make-up—as if they could withstand the pressure of inflation.
Acting
Bangalisan's face does ALL the heavy lifting—literally.
Direction
Libutan squeezes a country's anxiety into 720 seconds.
Production
Quiapo chaos as character, not backdrop.
Director
Kurt Enzo Libutan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Quiapo's fruit vendors have long been unofficial economists—this film finally puts them center stage.
The 12-minute runtime isn't just festival-friendly; it's the exact length of a pageant walk before reality crashes back in.
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