A mother by day, something else entirely by night — but the real horror is what she sees in the mirror.
A fifty-four-year old single mother lives in Manila. Each night she leaves home to carry out an unusual job.
Acting
Ruby Ruiz's wordless exhaustion speaks volumes.
Direction
Gutierrez's Cannes-honed precision in every frame.
Director
Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gutierrez made this as his graduation film at La Fémis, becoming the first Filipino director to win the Cannes Cinéfondation — a rare spotlight on Philippine working-class women's invisible labor.
The title's entomological meaning suggests Inday has completed her 'useful' life cycle — now existing only to serve others' needs, like a mayfly that dies after reproducing.
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