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Antoinette Jadaone’s new film ‘Sunshine’ starring Maris Racal tackles teenage pregnancy

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<p>Director Antoinette Jadaone shared that her upcoming film Sunshine with Maris Racal tackles the subject of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Sunshine represents the hundreds of thousands of girls who became pregnant in their teens,&quot; she said in an interview with Deadline.</p><p>She added: &quot;These topics have always been taboo in the Philippines because of our deeply conservative roots, but when cases of teenage pregnancy and self-induced abortions rise every year, it is imperative that these stories be told.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C16MovLPMoR/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2528273%2C%22ls%22%3A2527894.5%2C%22le%22%3A2527898.799999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The film is produced by Antoinette&#x27;s Project 8 Projects and ANIMA Studios.</p><p>Sunshine tells the story of &quot;a young gymnast who discovers she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily talks and thinks like her&quot; according to  the movie&#x27;s IMDB page.</p><p>According to ANIMA General Manager Bianca Balbeuna, the movie &quot;boldly addresses sensitive topics related to womanhood, the layers that complicate it, and the societal demands Filipinas face today.&quot;</p><p>She highlighted: &quot;Director Antoinette Jadaone&#x27;s body of work speaks largely about these themes, and we&#x27;re honored to be a part of making this story come to life. We strongly believe that many will relate to this tale.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C16kUB-Smuv/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2528297.299999997%2C%22ls%22%3A2527894.5%2C%22le%22%3A2527898.799999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Back in January, Maris took to social media to share her experience working on Sunshine as they were about to conclude production.</p><p>&quot;Nung pinitch to saakin ni direk @tonetjadaone last 2020, umoo kaagad ako. Iyak ako nang iyak after ko mabasa ang script (at kahit na ilang ulit ko siyang basahin, iyak parin ako haha) cut to ito na, patapos na kaming mag shoot at na grant pa nga ng funding (thank you so much @fdcpofficial !!! ) Ito yung project na magiging proud ako na nagawa ko dahil sa sobrang ganda ng mensahe. Thank you direk ako napili mo,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/11/maris-racal-on-new-film-sunshine-i-ve-grown-so-much-as-an-actress-2002"><strong>READ: Maris Racal on new film ‘Sunshine’: ‘I’ve grown so much as an actress’<br/></strong></a></div><p>She admitted: &quot;Kinda bittersweet na we are almost done filming.&quot;</p><p>The Kapamilya actress also highlighted that the film helped her grow as an artist.</p><p>&quot;Sa film na &#x27;to, I’ve grown so much as an actress at forever kong babaunin ang natutunan ko dito,&quot; she said.</p><p>Antoinette responded to Maris&#x27;s post saying: &quot;Ayyyy may pa-tribute pala! As always maraming salamat Maris sa pag-aalaga kay Sunshine 🥹 appreciate ko efforts mo mula phone calls to trainings to another take thank you!!!!! Di ako nagduda na kaya mo!&quot;</p>

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Antoinette Jadaone’s new film ‘Sunshine’ starring Maris Racal tackles teenage pregnancy

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Published April 05, 2024 11:40 AM PHT

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