Award-winning film ‘Sunshine’ acquired by new global nonprofit distribution

Press release Critically acclaimed Filipino film Sunshine by director Antoinette Jadaone has been selected as one of the first titles acquired by Alternativa Distribution, the newly launched nonprofit distribution label supported by global mobility platform inDrive. The film, which follows a young gymnast navigating an unplanned pregnancy, was selected for wider global distribution thanks to its […]

‘Sunshine’ movie review: Maris Racal gleams like sunshine

Maris Racal is brilliant as Sunshine in Antoinette Jadaone’s powerful and moving tale of an ambitious young woman out to fight for her dreams no matter what. In the much-anticipated Sunshine, Racal masterfully plays 19-year-old Sunshine, a talented gymnast who discovers she’s pregnant a few months before the Olympic qualifiers. Her world crashes down the […]

Pinoy movie ‘Sunshine’ to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

Writer-director Antoinette Jadaone’s (The Thing Called Tadhana, Alone/Together, Fan Girl) latest film Sunshine will have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival under the Centerpiece Programme. Sunshine tells the story of a young gymnast who discovers she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts and attempts to terminate the […]