JC Parker

It is 1958, and Miguel a young man from the country goes to visit his father Pablo, a painter in Manila. Discovering that his father has left, Miguel remains in Manila and impersonates his father in order to gain favor with a young, nude model. But the relationship, built on a lie, goes south and Miguel is driven to a startling realization about beauty, lust, love and being true to one's self.

Fifteen-year-old Jen doesn’t have a very happy life - bullied by classmates, dumped by her boyfriend and picked on by her mom. Seeking comfort in a violent gang of girls led by her cousin, and in the arms of her Filipino teacher Ariel, things turn sour as he rejects her advances, and soon both are caught in lies that will change their lives forever.