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Centerpiece Presentation: Sunshine

Directed by Antoinette Jadaone

Catch the screening of this critically-acclaimed film Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone. Actress Maris Racal is scheduled to attend the Q&A.

• Your ticket includes the film screening and the After Party at Tender Hooligan at 221 Third Ave Suite 101, Chula Vista, CA 91910.

• The After Party includes food. Drinks will be available for purchase at the venue.

• This is a night to unwind, share memories of SDFFF, and to simply gather with the community to celebrate the closing of the 5th SDFFF.

Young, promising champion gymnast Sunshine is a shoo-in for a slot on the national team—until she finds out she is pregnant the week of the tryouts. With her life-long dream and college scholarship on the line, she contemplates abortion. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her. This encounter shakes Sunshine to her core as the girl challenges her choices and pushes her to confront her fears, dreams, and the weight of her decisions.

Antoinette Jadaone is an award-winning Filipina filmmaker who is a household name in both the art-house and mainstream film industry. Her debut feature, Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011) has traveled to several international film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival. She directed one of the highest- grossing independent films in Philippine cinema history, That Thing Called Tadhana (2014), which was also invited to big genre festivals like Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. She has then helmed romantic comedies and romantic dramas and supported by the biggest studios in the Philippines. Her recent film, Fan Girl (2020) has premiere in Tokyo International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Main Competition.

Dates & Times

Theater 13, AMC Theater Plaza Bonita, Westfield

October 12, 2025
5:00 pm