International Premiere
Balang Araw
18 minutes | 2025 | Singapore | Drama | English, Tagalog
SYNOPSIS
As a storm of violence sweeps through the Philippines under President Duterte’s drug war, Martika helps her employers adjust to parenthood abroad. Haunted by guilt over not being there for her son, she finds her two worlds intertwining.
SCHEDULE
Tue, 1 Dec 2026 | 13:00 | EMPIRE XXI | PREMIERE
CREDIT
| Production Company | LASALLE College of the Arts |
| Producer | Christal Gallyot |
| Director | Christal Gallyot |
| Scriptwriter | Muhammad Jaasir, Christal Gallyot |
| Cinematographer | Renny Nadira |
| Production Designer | Nurul Athirah |
| Editor | Renny Nadira, Teng Tien Yih |
| Main Cast | Richel Hidalgo |
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| Contact | angel.christal00@gmail.com |
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Christal Gallyot
Christal is a Filipina-Eurasian filmmaker whose works explore facets of identity– with a specific focus on moral implications and challenges faced by marginalized working-class women through a realist lens. Christal’s first short film, Sometimes You Go Places, premiered at the Beijing International Short Film Festival in 2023. In 2026, her film Balang Araw won Best Short Film in the student category at the Singapore Youth Film Festival.
