Gonella Productions

LANGUAGES: Bisaya, English | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Drama - LGBTQ
Running Time: 20 minutes
Year of production: 2021

SYNOPSIS

Jake is a high school teenager in Pagadian, a town too small for him. He lives with his mother and keeps his circle small by only hanging out with Marco and their two other friends. However, at night, he secretly spends his time on the internet with a mature man whose face he still hasn’t seen yet. When this stranger finally promises that he’ll reveal his face the day after, Jake couldn’t contain his excitement but must only keep it to himself.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Blackout Studios
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

JC Santiago - Jake
Karl Louie Caminade - Marco

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Trishtan Perez
Screenwriter: Trishtan Perez
Producer: Geo Lomuntad
Director of Photography: Steven Evangelio
Sound: Rosemarie Aborque
Editing: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Sound Editing: Kat Salinas
Music Composer: Glenn Barit

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama - LGBTQ
Sub-genre: Coming-of-age
Languages: Bisaya, English
Country of origin: Philippines
Year of production: 2021
Total running time: 20 minutes
Shooting format: 4K Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 1:1
Sound format: Stereo

AWARDS

QCinema International Film Festival - Best Short Film
Cine de Oro Film Festival - Best Short Film
Gawad Urian- Nominee for Best Short Film
38th PMPC Star Awards for Movies- Nominee for Best Short Film and Best Short Film Director

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

QCinema International Film Festival 2021
Cine de Oro Film Festival 2022
Cinema Rehiyon 2023
30th Festival MixBrasil (Brazil)
Queer East Festival 2023 (UK)
Binisaya Film Festival 2022
Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market Picks 2023
S-Express Philippines (curated by Oggs Cruz)