Billie and Emma
In this sweet, mid-1990s coming-of-age tale, teenager Billie (Zar Donato) is shunned by her family in Manila for being a lesbian and sent to live with her aunt, a religion teacher at a Catholic girls school in rural San Isidro. In doing this, they think she'll turn out less gay—as if that ever works. There she meets the popular and smart Emma (Gabby Padilla), who hopes that her studies will help her leave the small town. The two grow closer as they are assigned to work on a school project together, but a complication in Emma's life threatens to rip them apart.
by Jas Keimig
