You Can't Peel an Orange with Sad Hands

You Can't Peel an Orange with Sad Hands

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Felix Jr. is staying with his sick grandmother, who often shares escapade tales from her past... especially stories about his great-great-uncle Felix. Her library is filled with books he's free to read, but 'except' for 'one'... Uncle Felix's journal.When his grandmother, Cecilia, passes away, Felix Jr. breaks her one rule... that never to read or touch the journal. However, driven by his burning curiosity, before he could stop it... he moved his hands and opened it.Within its pages, he uncovers a mysterious and dreamlike past... a beautifully hidden life once lived by their 'Uncle Felix Sevilla'.…

As the World Hates Us [ON HOLD]

As the World Hates Us [ON HOLD]

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Isko's family supports whatever he wants to be, but because he's struggling to discover his dream, finding it becomes a dilemma for him. He was unsure about what he wanted to do with his life and was overwhelmed by the bullying until he ran into their neighbor again whom he had known when he was a kid, Maui Tejie Chavez, the school gang leader. He eagerly aspires to become a Doctor but lacks the financial means to fulfill his goal. He leaves in the morning for his grade-three-level class at the same school as Isko. Even though the class was dismissed at noon, he would return home at night exactly when Isko's class ended, so they always walked home together and the thugs who bullied Isko would stay away out of fear.When they became close to each other, as they exchanged the tunnel visions they had... as the world hates them, Maui protects Isko's freedom and his dream. While Isko fulfills Maui's dream of becoming a Doctor as his counterpart, unfortunately, the two find themselves caught in a catastrophe when Isko accidentally kills a student who bullies him.…

Raindrops on the Windowpane

Raindrops on the Windowpane

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His world is filled with questions and trauma. Yshawn carries the scars of his past, making him elusive to people as he encountered them at a young age. Gino, who is cheerful and optimistic, can perk up any situation with his warm demeanor. Despite their differences, they still made a deep connection and motivated each other to live in a mad world, where domestic violence and gender bias persist in an obnoxious society.Together, they braved every misfortune in the depths of mutualistic ties, until only drops of rain linked them.…