감독 나우루즈는 남부 필리핀에서 마닐라로 이주해 프리랜서 애니메이터로 일하며, 10년째 블리스에서 살고 있다. 블리스는 1970년 마닐라의 공무원을 위해 설계된 최신 아파트였지만 현재는 도시 이주민과 노동자, 대학생들이 살고 있는 낡은아파트 단지이다. 나우루즈는 개방적인 도시 마닐라에서 행복한 삶을 꿈꾸지만 대도시의 주거 비용은 살인적이기만 하다.
For 10 years, Nawruz has lived in BLISS, a former government housing project that has now become a shelter for local migrants, city workers, and university students. Originally from the southern Philippines, he has decided to stay in Manila not only for work opportunities but also for the comfort and freedom of urban living. But staying in Manila isn’t easy— and it isn’t cheap either. He accepts freelance design and animation work, sells beauty products, joins a community lending scheme, and thinks of renting a whole flat in BLISS and lease its rooms to others to earn and save money. One day, his mother calls and asks him to come home. She is worried about his financial troubles and offers to help.Reluctantly, he agrees and uses this opportunity to connect again with his family, especially with his mother whose values have always been old-fashioned.
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