Joy Is My Mother's Name

Joy Is My Mother's Name

Joy Is My Mother's Name

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Joy Is My Mother's Name

2021

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In transit, Carlo reminisces the blissful memories of his beloved mother, Joy, who died a few months ago while the country was in lockdown facing a worldwide pandemic. As he returns to his hometown Pampanga to reunite with his family, he will be facing a first birthday without his mother.

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Carlo Enciso Catu

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