Kristoffer King

Slingshot offers a panoramic snapshot of an entire community living in and around a decrepit tenement in Quiapo, Manila. Most of the people are religious, some are drug addicts, many are open to bribes when politicians come calling--and all of them are petty thieves. It's a community mired in poverty and social problems. (viff.org)

In the dim little rooms of a Philippine massage parlor, Iliac performs his job with care. He takes his clients from massage to sex silently and seamlessly, and among a stable of handsome, half-naked masseurs, he's a stand-out. But there's no glamour in this life. Iliac turned to massage/prostitution to support his family when his father abandoned them. And now, today, his father has died... (mglff.com)

In a poor village by the Manila Bay breakwater, two brothers, Buboy and Basilio, come to the city to escape from the violence at home. They meet a prostitute named Pakita and become close with her when Basilio treats her wounds. All they want is to lead normal lives, but the town's leader Dave has knavish interruptions that await them. (imdb)

Abused and battered wife, Joy, stands up for justice against her alcoholic husband, Dante, in a turmoil process of the justice system. (imdb)

The movie narrates the story of Mikey, a young gay man, that during five years in prison for drug trafficking learns to adapt to the jail life while hearing his case, and ultimately becoming the leader of an LGBT gang.

A story of Ilyong, a recently dead man killed by the police, after he was caught stealing. This is the beginning of his story, his death. Soon after, he is brought into a sleazy funeral home, run by Violet, a greedy homosexual who has learned to survive by renting out the dead bodies in his funeral home to Simon. Along for the ride is Jojo, a police officer who is under the payroll of Simon and who supplies the dead bodies for Violet to take care of and make money from.