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Sunshine

Generation 14plus 2025
The talented gymnast Sunshine is considered a surefire bet for the national team. But during the week of try-outs, she discovers she is pregnant. With her lifelong dream and college scholarship on the line, she contemplates having a termination. On her way to a dealer of illegal abortion pills, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily talks and thinks just like her. This encounter shakes Sunshine to her core, as the girl challenges her choices and forces her to confront her fears, dreams and the magnitude of her decisions.
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by Antoinette Jadaone (Director, Screenplay)
with Maris Racal, Annika Co, Jennica Garcia, Meryll Soriano, Elijah Canlas, Rhed Bustamante, Xyriel Manabat, Angeli Bayani Philippines 2024 Filipino, English 91' Colour European premiere recommendation: 14 years and up

With

  • Maris Racal (Sunshine)
  • Annika Co (Kid)
  • Jennica Garcia (Geleen)
  • Meryll Soriano (Coach Eden)
  • Elijah Canlas (Miggy)
  • Rhed Bustamante (Menggay)
  • Xyriel Manabat (Thea)
  • Angeli Bayani (Dr. Helena)

Crew

Director Antoinette Jadaone
Screenplay Antoinette Jadaone
Cinematography Pao Orendain
Editing Benjamin Tolentino
Music Rico Blanco
Sound Design Vincent Villa
Production Design Eero Yves Francisco
Casting Aikah Agnote
Producers Dan Villegas, Geo Lomuntad
Executive Producers Bianca Balbuena, Antoinette Jadaone, Anthony Isais, Claudia Diaz Cojuangco, Mariel Grace Isais, Reign Anne De Guzman
Co-Producer Bianca Balbuena

World Sales

Sine Institute

Produced by

Project 8 Projects

Happy Infinte Productions

Anima Studios

Cloudy Duck Pictures

Film Development Council of the Philippines

Photos

Antoinette Jadaone

The Filipina filmmaker works in both the arthouse and mainstream film industries. Her debut feature film, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay, was presented at several international film festivals, including Busan. She directed one of the highest-grossing independent films in Philippine cinema history, That Thing Called Tadhana. Her recent film Fan Girl premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and also screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Filmography

2014 That Thing Called Tadhana (That Thing Called Meant To Be) 2018 Never Not Love You 2020 Fan Girl 2024 Sunshine

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025