ALICE IN KAVALAND

"Sorry, Too Busy," Alice journeys to the Philippines to seek a powerful, ancient tattoo ritual as part of her rite of passage. After a challenging experience with the revered tattooist Apo Whang-od and her apprentice Tala, Alice returns home carrying both physical and emotional scars. Haunted by a violent dream where a mysterious woman controls her companion Ellie, Alice struggles with fear and inner turmoil, finding solace only in small moments of humor and friendship.

"Remember When You…," Alice journals her struggle after quitting kava, longing for the calm it once brought. At The Kava Spot, she reconnects with Peia and her animated tattoo Ellie, who reveals she can create moving, talking tattoos and insists on respecting Alice’s control over her body. Amid playful banter and magical antics, Alice confronts her past and newfound powers, navigating a delicate balance between autonomy and the mysterious life growing on her skin.

"Nice to Meet You Alice" traces Alice Tandy’s journey from gifted child Doris Elizabeth Terry to embracing her true identity. On her eighteenth birthday, she receives a letter from her late mother revealing her destined name and a key to a safety deposit box filled with family secrets, wealth, and enchanted tattoo ink. Choosing her mother’s name, Alice embarks on a new path, investing in a kava bar and discovering that her tattoos hold mysterious powers.