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Jaya, a non-binary person, used to host a talk show on television, but it ended when the Philippines were hit by a natural disaster. To recover their financial life, Jaya decides to travel across the country to participate in a beauty pageant, hoping to win the prize money. Before leaving, Jaya encounters Arnel, a student that plans on traveling in the same direction, in search for his family. The unlikely duo travel miles on foot, by bike and by boat, in a trip that will change their lives forever.
Winner of the Audience Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. The film was also presented at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Seán Devlin
Seán Devlin, Jaya, Arnel Pablo
Anna MacDonald
Yap Sei-Been
Emmett Hall
Jaya, Arnel Pablo, Ricky Gacho Jr.
Amanda Ernst, Seán Devlin
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