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An anthology of six stories about gay relationships during the lockdown in the Philippines.

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    Unlocked 1: Andrew & Brix

    Unlocked 1: Andrew & Brix (Mini Series Philippines 2020) Episode 1: Andrew & Brix (July 9, 2020) Andrew is mending a broken heart. It's been months since he broke up with his longtime partner Zeph. He still feels trapped in the memories of his relationship. He tries to keep himself busy with a lot of things to forget Zeph. He eventually finds himself searching for guys on a gay dating app. On the evening of the quarantine, Andrew feels especially lonely and decides to invite Brix, one of the rent boys he met online. As the night progresses, their conversations open up a lot of possibilities: healing and connection, lust and love and probably moving on. Is Andrew ready to commit again with someone like Brix?

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    Unlocked 2: Calvin & Drake

    Unlocked 2: Calvin & Drake (Mini Series Philippines 2020) Episode 2: Calvin & Drake (July 16, 2020) Calvin and Drake are "lovebirds" since college. But that was before, when they are still very much in love with each other. Now, the truth is, their relationship is in a limbo. Not even good sex can save that. For more than two weeks now, since the declaration of an "enhanced community quarantine" (ECQ) throughout the entire Luzon, people are anxious to get out, like Drake who is very eager to get out of the apartment. He should have been on a vacation with her sister, Yumi in Palawan, if only Calvin had allowed him to go before the lockdown happened. Unbeknownst to Calvin, Drake is contemplating for a "break-up" since the ECQ started. For him, that vacation is his way to reflect on their "crumbling relationship."

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    Unlocked 3: Eli & Frankie

    Unlocked 3: Eli & Frankie (Mini Series Philippines 2020) Episode 3: Eli & Frankie (July 23, 2020) I wish you knew how much your presence means to me. I miss you. A mother who is separated with her young son during the lockdown is also trying to connect with her lover based in the US who’s busy as a medical nurse. Their constant zoom conversation shows their fear for their personal relationships and the future.

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    Unlocked 4: Greg & Harold

    Unlocked 4: Greg & Harold (Philippines 2020) Episode 4: Greg & Harold (July 30, 2020) In the absence of love, we hold onto those who we have fleeting moments with. Greg, a philosophy professor, lives alone in his old apartment in Metro Manila. During the lockdown, he teaches online, reads novels, and does what he likes the most: sewing. Unexpectedly, a young man Harold shows up at his door and wants to borrow his bathroom to have a shower. Greg doesn’t know how to refuse Harold and feels his privacy invaded at first, but they open up to each other after they start a conversation.

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    Unlocked 5: Ivan & Jack

    Episode 5: Ivan & Jack (August 6, 2020) Ivan is desperate to raise money to bring his mother Jack back home from Switzerland. He uses his body to get the attention of his clients as the pandemic makes it difficult for him to get decent job opportunities. When he goes viral online for his ‘noble’ reason behind what he’s doing, he is caught up in a dilemma between right and wrong as he examines his real motivation behind his actions? Is he really doing it for the love of her mother or for the love of himself?

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    Unlocked 6: Kyle and Kyle

    Synopsis An anthology of six stories about gay relationships during the lockdown in the Philippines. Episode 6: Kyle & Kyle There are two sides to every story. Kyle is trying to finish his screenplay while on quarantine. He starts to feel and see weird things in his apartment, even facing his exact facsimile. Is the double a projection of himself, a figment of his wild imagination or a manifestation of his psychological breakdown? What follows is a spiral between fantasy and reality.

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    Unlocked 7: Luke and Matt

    Synopsis After the acclaimed six episodes during the lockdown in the Philippines comes three more brand new follow-ups! Episode 7: Luke & Matt Luke lost his father to CoVid. Matt, his father’s lover, brings his remains and the two try to reconnect. The visit brings back memories and pains the two experienced in the past. Will they be able to finally forgive each other and move on from the sins of the past?

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    Unlocked 8: Neo and Omar

    Synopsis After the acclaimed six episodes during the lockdown in the Philippines comes three more brand new follow-ups! Episode 8: Neo & Omar Neo, a shy & mute young boy and Omar, a mischievous teenager are forced to live together by their front-liner parents during the quarantine to keep them safe. Their cat and mouse banter later develops into some sort of budding bromance - complicated by the accidental chance of an innocent kiss.

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    Unlocked 9: Pancho, Quinn and Ryan

    Synopsis After the acclaimed six episodes during the lockdown in the Philippines comes three more brand new follow-ups! Episode 9: Pancho, Quinn & Ryan Ryan and Quinn, a gay couple living in an open relationship with Pancho is suddenly confronted by a reality during the pandemic: that they are all unhappy with the set-up. The ‘threesome’ tries to reconcile their feelings for each other. What ensues conveys the intricacies of the men’s complicated relationship abound with love, pain, secrets and lies.

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