Surface Tension
Singapore Premiere
Gabriela Serrano, Mariana Serrano Philippines 2025 17 min PG
Young swimmer Bulet returns to her hometown to attend a cousin’s wedding. Overwhelmed by grief and heartbreak, she tries to keep her head above water.
Synopsis Writer: Richard Bolisay
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition, Q&A
31 Oct, Sat 5:00PM / 17 min
Golden Village Cineleisure, Hall 2
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Surface Tension
Gabriela Serrano, Mariana Serrano
Philippines
2025
Tagalog
English
17 min
PG
Singapore Premiere
Gabriela Serrano, Mariana Serrano
The Serrano Sisters are Gabriela and Mariana Serrano, filmmakers from the Philippines. Gabriela’s short films, Dikit (2022) and Elenita Elena Elaine (2025), screened in competition at SGIFF. Surface Tension won Best Short Film at QCinema in 2025.
Mariana Serrano,
Giro Alva,
Audrey Alquiroz
Gabriela Serrano,
Mariana Serrano