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Maris Racal’s film ‘Sunshine’ to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

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<p>Maris Racal&#x27;s new film <em>Sunshine</em> is set to have its world premiere in Toronto. </p><p>Project 8 Projects announced on social media that the movie will be heading to an international film festival. </p><p>&quot;SUNSHINE is an official selection at the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and is the lone Filipino film under the Centrepiece Programme! 🇨🇦🍁&quot; the production company posted.</p><p>&quot;The Toronto International Film Festival is one the biggest and most prestigious film festivals – with the Centrepiece Programme featuring titles from all over the world, honoring global cinematic achievements,&quot; the producer added.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-WmjMkTgCW/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%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A137440.20000004768%2C%22ls%22%3A118334.79999995232%2C%22le%22%3A118338.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 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Ito yung project na magiging proud ako na nagawa ko dahil sa sobrang ganda ng mensahe. Thank you direk (Antoinette) ako napili mo :) Kinda bittersweet na we are almost done filming,&quot; she wrote.</p><p>The actress remarked that she grew so much as an actress because of the movie. &quot;Forever kong babaunin ang natutunan ko dito,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" 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%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A118562.60000002384%2C%22ls%22%3A118334.79999995232%2C%22le%22%3A118338.20000004768%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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>According to the movie&#x27;s IMDB page, <em>Sunshine</em> 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;</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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Maris Racal on new film ‘Sunshine’: ‘I’ve grown so much as an actress’</u></strong></a></div><p>&quot;<em>Sunshine</em> represents the hundreds of thousands of girls who became pregnant in their teens,&quot; director Antoinette shared in a previous interview with Deadline.</p><p>&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; the director added.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Maris Racals new's movie 'Sunshine' is the lone Filipino film under the Centrepiece Programme of the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. </p>

Maris Racals new's movie 'Sunshine' is the lone Filipino film under the Centrepiece Programme of the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone.

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Published Aug 10, 2024 10:33 AM PHT

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