PROJECT 39 is a 9:16 vertical AI short film created as an entry for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2026 Vertical Competition. The film explores silence, humiliation, endurance, and recovery through the perspective of a Filipino farmer whose voice was repeatedly dismissed. Blending poetic narration with symbolic imagery, the film focuses on emotional realism, restraint, and lived experience shaped by hardship, loss, and survival. Runtime: ~2 minutes Format: Vertical (9:16)