Art Like Scars

WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST

Curious by the sudden change of his former childhood friend, Vale tries to see through Jean's painful scars that she hides underneath her facade.

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High school senior Valentine "Vale" Senon moved back to his hometown where he spent his childhood. Seeing nothing has changed, he felt relieved. The old friends were there, and his life was completely normal. Then there is Jean De Guzman--the girl who is mock by her peers because of her unusual demeanor. She is binded by gossips circulating around the town, but Vale believes that everything thrown at her were simply far-fetched.

Determined to know what happened to the former friend; Vale sticks with Jean like the old times to uncover the scars that she's been hiding underneath her gemstones, her clothing, and the mask she keeps on.

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Language: Filipino