Following “Billie & Emma” (2018), Filipino director Samantha Lee has been on Gen Zs' lips for her genuine and sweet portrayal of sapphic youth. Last year, she returned with her third feature “Rookie”, greeted with the same enthusiasm. Since then, the film has been a tour de force in many international festivals, bringing Filipino same-sex love stories to audiences around the globe.
Rookie is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
Written by Lee and Natts Jadaone, “Rookie” focuses on two apparent rivals in an all-girls Catholic school during their junior years. Due to her height, laid-back newcomer Ace (Pat Tingjuy) is recruited by Coach Jules (Agot Isidro) for the San Lorenzo Angels volleyball team. Ace finds the opportunity frustrating as she used to be a basketball player at her previous school. Being, in fact, a “rookie” in the new team and not knowing anything about volleyball, she earns the ire of Jana (Aya Fernandez), the team captain.
Rookie is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
Written by Lee and Natts Jadaone, “Rookie” focuses on two apparent rivals in an all-girls Catholic school during their junior years. Due to her height, laid-back newcomer Ace (Pat Tingjuy) is recruited by Coach Jules (Agot Isidro) for the San Lorenzo Angels volleyball team. Ace finds the opportunity frustrating as she used to be a basketball player at her previous school. Being, in fact, a “rookie” in the new team and not knowing anything about volleyball, she earns the ire of Jana (Aya Fernandez), the team captain.
- 5/5/2024
- by Federica Giampaolo
- AsianMoviePulse
In a ceremony that took place on August 13, animated movie “Iti Mapukpukaw” by Carl Joseph E. Papa and “Rookie” by Samantha Lee and Natts Jadaone.
“Iti Mapukpukaw” focuses on Eric, an animator working in the Phillipines living a rather normal life. He has a nice but dirty apartment, a good paying job, and a guy he likes. One thing glaring about Eric though is he does not have a mouth, literally. One day, he receives a call from his mother Rosalinda, asking him to check up on his seemingly lost uncle. Only to find out that his uncle has been dead for days. While still in shock, a familiar alien arrives wanting to take Eric away from Earth. Iti Mapukpukaw is Filipino-Ilocano rotoscope animated film that follows Eric's life as it twists and turns after the arrival of the familiar alien, and the death of his uncle; both of which...
“Iti Mapukpukaw” focuses on Eric, an animator working in the Phillipines living a rather normal life. He has a nice but dirty apartment, a good paying job, and a guy he likes. One thing glaring about Eric though is he does not have a mouth, literally. One day, he receives a call from his mother Rosalinda, asking him to check up on his seemingly lost uncle. Only to find out that his uncle has been dead for days. While still in shock, a familiar alien arrives wanting to take Eric away from Earth. Iti Mapukpukaw is Filipino-Ilocano rotoscope animated film that follows Eric's life as it twists and turns after the arrival of the familiar alien, and the death of his uncle; both of which...
- 8/16/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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