But the first one to be produced. Co-written with Dindo Perez (co-writer, Till There was You) and Temi Abad (co-writer, Tanging Ina), this screenplay was the source of my stress and anxiety from August-October. Whew, I never imagined it would be that exhausting and draining. Afterall. I did my first screenplay in a breeze (I Love You... Goodbye, to star Aga Muhlach, Regine Velasquez and Judy Ann Santos; co-written with Mitchiko Yamamoto [Magnifico, Maximo Oliveros]). Sadly, Joyce (Bernal, director for both movies, whom I met many many moons ago when she was assistant editor and I was trailer copywriter) is still negotiating with a producer to make it real. Discussing both experiences with her at the set of Don't Give Up On Us, she said the two were extremes, one painful and the other painless. And neither one is the norm.
Anyway, Don't Give Up On Us is from a story by Enrico Santos and marks the return of the Piolo-Juday loveteam to the big screen. Shot in the majestic mountains of Banaue and Sagada, it opens January 8 in theaters in Metro Manila.
This low-res poster is the only image I have and I guess only I can discern my name on it (middle portion, fifth line, between Dindo's & Temi's.)
I hope you can spare less than two hours of your precious time to watch it :-)
