DIRECTED BY JT TRINIDAD
PRODUCED BY GALE OSORIO, MA. SOPHIA SIBAL

SYNOPSIS

Along a river that undergoes a major change, Baby, a middle-aged transwoman, shuttles between her job as a companion-for-hire for strangers and her duty to her father. As the people around Baby start to disappear, she realizes that she has been left behind in a sprawling city.

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FESTIVALS • SCREENINGS • AWARDS

May 2024 Lineup, The Criterion Channel — USA
Official Selection, BFI London Film Festival — United Kingdom
Best Southeast Asian Short Film, Singapore International Film Festival 2023 — Singapore
Students Award, JOGJA-NETPAC Asian Film Festival — Indonesia
Official Selection, Tampere Film Festival 2024 — Finland
Lolly Award, XPOSED Queer Film Festival — Germany
Official Selection, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg — Germany
Official Selection, Queer East — United Kingdom
Official Selection, CinemAsia Film Festival 2025 — The Netherlands
Best Narrative Short, San Diego Filipino Film Festival — USA
Special Mention, Emerald Romero, SGlFF 2023 — Singapore
Best Narrative (Student), National Film Festival for Talented Youth — USA
Jury Prize, Berlin NewGen Chinese Film Festival — Germany
Official Selection, Taiwan International Queer Film Festival — Taiwan
Closing Film, Kuan Du Film Festival — Taiwan
Official Selection, Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023 — Taiwan
Official Selection, Experimenta 2024 — India
Official Selection, Seashorts Film Festival — Malaysia
LGBTQ Shorts, QCinema International Film Festival 2023 — Philippines
Gender Sensitivity Award, QCinema International Film Festival 2022 — Philippines
Closing Film, BINISAYA Film Festival 2023 — Philippines
Archipelago Rising, Lutas Film Festival 2023 — Philippines
Archipelago Rising, Cineanimo Film Festival 2023 — Philippines
Archipelago Rising, Cinemint Film Festival 2023 — Philippines
Official Selection, Cinema Rehiyon 2023 — Philippines
Solo Exhibition, Tarzeer Pictures — Philippines
Official Selection, Spokane International Film Festival 2024 — USA
Official Selection, Espacio Queer Film Festival — Argentina
Featured in Best Filipino Films of 2022, CNN Life Philippines — Philippines
Winner, Favorite Short Film, Philippine Film Fan Awards 2022 — Philippines
Exhibition, Northwest Film Forum — USA
Exhibition, Northern Luzon Pride — Philippines
Exhibition, The Burning House — Philippines
Finalist, GoWatch Film Lab: The Greenlight Pitch Competition — Philippines
Official Selection, Summer Shorts Film Festival — USA
Official Selection, Kota Kinabalu Film Festival — Malaysia