Sunshine directed by Antoinette Jadaone will open the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival which will take place from August 21 – 27, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.

Sunshine by Antoinette Jadaone – Philippines | 2024 – 92 minutes | Korean Premiere

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. (SIWFF 2025)

About the director:
Antoinette Jadaone is an award-winning Filipina filmmaker known in both art-house and mainstream cinema. She made her feature debut with Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011) and went on to direct one of the highest-grossing Philippine independent films, That Thing Called Tadhana (2014). Since then, she has directed several romantic comedies and dramas. Her latest film, Sunshine, won the Crystal Bear at the 75th Berlinale in 2025.

Screenings:
August 21, 2025 | Thursday | MEGABOX Sinchon 1 | 19:00 pm
August 23, 2025 | Saturday | MEGABOX Sinchon 3 | 11:00 am
August 26, 2025 | Tuesday | MEGABOX Sinchon 6 | 17:00 pm

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