Sunshine

Non-Premiere

91 minutes | 2024 | Philippines | Drama | 🔊 Filipino

Synopsis

Sinopsis

Young, promising champion gymnast Sunshine is a shoo-in for a slot on the national team—until she finds out she is pregnant the week of the tryouts. With her lifelong dream and college scholarship on the line, she contemplates abortion. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her. This encounter shakes Sunshine to her core as the girl challenges her choices and pushes her to confront her fears, dreams, and the weight of her decisions.

Schedule

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Director's Biography

Biografi Sutradara

Antoinette Jadaone

Antoinette JADAONE is an award-winning Filipina filmmaker who is a household name in both the arthouse and mainstream film industry. Her debut feature, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011), has screened at several international film festivals, including the Busan IFF. She directed one of the highest-grossing independent films in Philippine cinema history, That Thing Called Tadhana (2014). She has then helmed romantic comedies and romantic dramas supported by the biggest studios in the Philippines. Her recent film, Fan Girl (2020), premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Credit

Kredit

Production Company	Project 8 Projects
Producer	Geo Lomuntad, Dan Villegas, Bianca Balbuena
Director	Antoinette Jadaone
Scriptwriter	Antoinette Jadaone
Cinematographer	Pao Orendain
Production Designer	Eero Yves Francisco
Editor	Benjamin Tolentino
Main Cast	Maris Racal, Annika Co
Director’s filmography	Sunshine (2024) Fan Girl (2020) That Thing Called Tadahana (2014) Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2013)
Notable Achievement	Crystal Bear for Best Film Berlinale Generation 14plus
Contact	[email protected]