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Aya Fernandez, Pat Tingjuy star in Cinemalaya film 'Rookie'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Photo from Samantha Lee" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/06/27/aya-fernandez-06272023.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption><em>Photo from Samantha Lee&#x27;s Twitter account.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Filipina director Samantha Lee revealed the cast of her upcoming Cinemalaya film &quot;Rookie&quot; with the release of its poster on social media.</p><p>Aya Fernandez and Pat Tingjuy will be leading the queer film about volleyball. They will be joined by Agot Isidro in the film which will screen in August.</p><p>&quot;Queer joy, out in the open, in broad daylight. Catch &#x27;Rookie&#x27; this August in Cinemalaya 2023,&quot; Lee said in the caption.</p><p>Lee is known for her films and series centered on lesbian love such as &quot;Baka Bukas&quot; (2017), &quot;Billie and Emma&quot; (2018), and the iWantTFC series &quot;Sleep With Me&quot; (2022).</p><p>She has three awards under her belt -- Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival Audience Award and L.A. Outfest Emerging Talent Award for &quot;Baka Bukas&quot; in 2016 and 2017, respectively, along with L.A. Outfest Audience Award for &quot;Sleep With Me&quot; in 2022.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2638497" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Filipina director Samantha Lee revealed the cast of her upcoming Cinemalaya film 'Rookie' with its poster.