Jopy Amaldo
Director
Kc Contrevida
Producer
Philippines
Country
Logline

Two Filipinos on break from their Japanese film - an aspiring director wondering if he's good enough and "sexy" actress who who wants to star in "serious" films - unexpectedly come together to escape reality and make an erotic comic together.

Short Synopsis

NASH, an aspiring director in his late 30s, and MIKI, a sexy softcore porn actress doing her first serious film, unexpectedly find themselves with an abundance of free time in Japan when their project goes on a temporary hiatus and end up hooking up during a semi-wrap party.  They agree to avoid each other until the project ends.

So of course, the next day, they run into each other again in the city, buying the same newly released hentai manga. Thus a new friendship cemented by a love of Japanese hentai is born.

As they go their separate ways for the two stay in touch. After a string of bad days, they decide to destress and end up deciding to make an erotic pinoy Komik together, targeting to release it in a small press expo in the Philippines, right before their shoot resumes.
From Hentai conventions to fiml festivals and small press expo, the two try their best to navigate life as they try to be honest with themselves and answer the question: “Am I ever going to achieve my dreams?”

Jopy Arnaldo
Jopy Arnaldo

Jopy Arnaldo is an advertising Creative Director by day, working with some of the world's most recognizable brands, and a filmmaker by night, midnight and whenever else he can. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2023, at the Cinemalaya Film Festival with his film Gitling (aka "Hyphen"). The film won best screenplay at the 2023 Cinemalaya Film Festival and QC International Film Festival, and went on to screen in Osaka Asian Film Festival, Joga-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Pattaya Film Festival and the Blue Chair Film Festival. He is currently writing a few scripts and working on his next feature film project as he continues to explore the themes of language, escapism, art and intimacy.

KC Contrevida
KC Contrevida

KC Contrevida is a Manila-based artist, costume designer, stylist, and emerging film producer whose work spans film, fashion, and advertising. With a background in both advertising and cinema, she has shaped characters and visual narratives through costume design and styling for major campaigns and films such as Eerie (2008), Deleter (2022), Nokturno (2024), Roadkillers (2023), and the cult favorite Gitling (2023). She is currently expanding her practice as a creative producer, with a focus on independent and cross-cultural film projects.