Sunshine
Philippines | 2024 | Filipino | 91 min | Social Drama | DCP
Synopsis
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 life-long 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.
Credits
| Original Title | N/A |
| English Title | Sunshine |
| Country | Philippines |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Antoinette Jadaone |
| Producer | Geo Lomuntad, Dan Villegas, Bianca Balbuena |
| Screenplay | Antoinette Jadaone |
| Cinematography | Pao Orendain, LPS |
| Cast | Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Jennica Garcia, Meryll Soriano, Xyriel Manabat |
Company
Project 8 Projects
Geo Lomuntad
geo@super-ent.com
Director
Antoinette Jadaone
Philippines
Antoinette JADAONE is an award-winning Filipina filmmaker who is a household name in both the art-house and mainstream film industry. Her debut feature, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011) has traveled to 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 and supported by the biggest studios in the Philippines. Her recent film, Fan Girl (2020) has premiere in Tokyo IFF and Tallinn Black Nights FF.
