THREAD: LIVE updates of the #GayaSaPelikuaPressCon with the #GayaSaPelikula cast and crew! #PangPangNation #GayaSaPelikulaOnSept25

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Ayan na sila @PaoPangs at @ianpangilinan_! #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

Ayern na! Officially starting! Excited na ako to share this LIVE! Abang-abang lang mga cyst! #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

Pinakita nanaman 'yung trailer shuta iyak muna ako?! #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

Let's show some love to the crew behind #GayaSaPelikula! Thank you so much for bringing Gaya Sa Pelikula to life! #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

"Gaya Sa Pelikula is an opportunity to tell gay love stories here in the Philippines." - @TheRainBro

"Ang tagal ko nang hawak-hawak 'tong kwentong 'to sa puso ko." - @TheRainBro #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

"Inspired siya ba a few similar events in college kaya napakameaningful niya." - @TheRainBro #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

Jude Cartalaba: How do you describe the attraction between Karl and Vlad?

@TheRainBro: It's their cosmic connection that makes the team up special. Bihira sa buhay natin na may makikita tayong tao na ang bilis nating mahulog. They compliment each other. They are soulmates.

@TheRainBro: Extra special 'yung project na ito na I am surrounded by friends. Si @jphabac na kaibigan ko noong college pa. Para siya 'yung maging kasama ko sa ganitong proyekto, pati ang ibang friends namin from college.

@TheRainBro: Walang manliligaw dito. Walang active pursuer at passive pursuer.

Jude: Tell me about the dynamics of your friendship. How did you land your respective roles?

@ianpangilinan_ (Vlad): My character has a life of his own. His life is not about his whole romantic side. Karl and Vlad are two different lives who happen to interact with each other.

@PaoPangs (Karl): They are in mutual need of each other. That was a strong force for them to work hard together.

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@PaoPangs: It was easy for me to warm up to Ian cause he's already so talented.

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Jo Bonsol: Meron bang title 'yung per episode nito?

@TheRainBro: Nung sinulat ko siya meron pero di namin siya ilalabas kasi spoiler ito hahahaha

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Jo Bonsol: Will we hear your story in Gaya Sa Pelikula?

@jphabac: Mga ginawa naming eksena sa #GayaSaPelikula ay mga scenes na gusto namin (ni @therainbro) na mangyari noong bata pa kami.

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@TheRainBro: Ang kwentong ng mga bakla ay hindi lang sa amin ni JP. Kailangan pati 'yung mga kwento nila (LGBTQ+) ay makwento rin namin. Maraming members ng team ng #GayaSaPelikula ay members rin ng LGBT community. #GayaSaPelikulaPressCon #PangPangNation

@TheRainBro: When we say it's time to take back our story, that involves the stories ng mga tao na kasama sa pagbuo nito.

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@TheRainBro: 'yung mga batang nakanuod nito, maisip nilang pwede nilang gawin to at kung matatakit sila, pwede kaming back up because it's time.

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Jo Bonsol: May feelings ba si Ian and Pao sa isa't isa?

@PaoPangs: To answer your question, I have immense respect for Ian as an actor, as a person, and as a friend. Right now, I feel so much love, PLATONICALLY, for him.

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@paopangs: What you see on screen are actual feelings I was able to get out because he was helped me. Anyone could feel feelings for @ianpangilinan_ and think he's attractive.

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@PaoPangs: If your question is if I find him attractive, my answer is yes.

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@ianpangilinan_: I get along with @PaoPangs so well na minsan mahirap na mag-away in a fight scene. I enjoy his company. 'Yun na muna.

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@quarkhenares: I think of all the projects that we've done, this is the most personal. I can see the ownership in each and everyone of them. May light in their eyes and it was touching to see it.

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MJ Felipe: How is the team taking the challenge of having so many BLs already out?

@TheRainBro: We want people to watch our show, but we're not out here to compete. We're just writers making up for lost time.

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@TheRainBro: Queer actors have always written straight stories, never queer rom-com. Ang tagal namin nanahimik.

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@TheRainBro: Our rom-com is different cause our container (story) is very referential to Filipino films. You will always see these scenes in the heterosexual setting. We want to show queer kids that you can exist in this scenarios too.

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@TheRainBro: Pwede naman mangyari sa bakla 'yung you had me at my worst.

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MJ Felipe: How will it be VISUALLY or SONICALLY different from others?

@jphabac: Gusto ko pag pinanood nila 'yung eksena, makikita rin nila sa mga Philippine movies (One More Chance, LSS). Nangyayari rin kasi 'yun sa queer love stories.

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@jphabac: Sobrang excited ko na marinig at mapanood ng mga tao 'yung mga episodes. Ang suwabe ng pagsulat ng script na ang bilis ko maka-isip ng treatment for the series.

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MJ Felipe: Paano kayo nakuha for the roles? Did you have workshops?

@ianpangilinan_: I auditioned for the role.
@PaoPangs: I auditioned for the role.

@PaoPangs: I don't have acting experience but I wanted to do this. We had a lot of workshops and we spent a lot of time in the same space. It was something new that I've never experienced.

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@PaoPangs: these workshops made me more empathic, to listen and to be able to put yourselves in someone else's shoes.

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Byx Almacen: Similar ba to sa Theory of Love?

@TheRainBro: Hindi. Ang parehas lang dito ay ang posters. May references sa Thai BLs though. Bukod sa elemento ng film, ang layo-layo niya.

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Byx: When it comes to kilig, nangingialam ka ba?

@TheRainBro: Pakialamero po ako. Opo. Parang naging acting coach nila ako sa set. Ako 'yung nakabantay sa journey nila in finding the characters.

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Byx: How do you respond to homophobic jokes?

@PaoPangs: Been a while since I received one (from my friends).

@ianpangilinan_: Why would you make fun of somebody who just wants to love?

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@PaoPangs: If it's someone who's not been able to acquire information on how to treat other people, then my first instinct is to educate.

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@PaoPangs: If you see me as an equal, there is no justifiable reason to make homophobic jokes.

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Kate Adajar: What qualities of the other person, make him attractive or crush-worthy (in real life)?

@ianpangilinan_: Sobrang palaban ni Pao. Kahit sobrang hirap siya on set sobrang lumalaban siya and he picks up really fast.

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@PaoPangs: It's a combination of a lot of little things in a person.

@globestudiosph: GUYS WALANG MASABI SI PAO. SPEECHLESS SIYA.

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Huy @PaoPangs at @ianpangilinan_ tama na text text diyan. We wanna see your faces

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@TheRainBro: They (LGBTQ+) should all be allowed to tell their own stories.

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@rapplerdotcom: What were the challenges of filming while in quarantine?

@TheRainBro: There were adjustments in the script. We were able to improvise. We made sure everyone was safe and tested before and after the shoot.

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@ianpangilinan_: As an actor you have to feel everything on the set. Pero may face shield ka tapos face mask so 'di ka makapretend that the scene is real.

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@PaoPangs: I share the sentiments of Ian. This was an opportunity for me given the social and political landscape. I just had to give it my all. It's nothing compared to the message that we wanted to send.

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@adriennevergara: Never akong lumabas ng bahay since March. Sobrang gutom na gutom na ako umarte. Ang amazing ng team ng Gaya Sa Pelikula. We had seminars and made sure that everyone was safe.

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@AdrienneVergara: May isang scene na nashoot na, nakaface shield pala ako. Nakakapanibago siya.

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Based on the trailer, is it right to assume that your character is a supporter of Karl and Vlad?

@AdrienneVergara: Definitely! Super ang support. Pero hanggang dun na lang muna tayo.

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RJ Mataro: Have you ever had an experience in real life that you had to tell someone that he/she is valid.

@AdrienneVergara: I've been raised by a bisexual mom. She has a life partner for almost 30 years, so yes. Normal siya sa akin.

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@AdrienneVergara: Lagi kong sinasabihan mga friends ko na if you need someone to talk to, I'm here. Constant na yung pakikipaglaban ko for them. Maraming mga kwento na 'di pa ready ilabas ang kwento nila kaya sobrang laking karangalan ito.

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@AdrienneVergara: Walang hate. Walang discrimination. Kasi posible ang pag-ibig para sa lahat.

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RJ Mataro: How does creating a sense of normalcy help improve the representation of LGBT characters in film?

@TheRainBro: "The goal here is for there to be as many queer stories as possible out there." -Disclosure

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@TheRainBro: Ang representation ng bading dito sa Pilipinas, sobrang kulang. Kaya 'yun ang importansya niya. The surge in queer shows is good. The more you see these in media, the less people will be afraid of them. They will be seen as normal.

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@TheRainBro: Ang hate at ang prejudice ay natutunan natin as we grow up. Ang lipunan ang nagtuturo nito sa atin. Love is natural.

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@TheRainBro: bakit kailangan ko pang sabihin sayo na bakla ako, eh 'di mo naman sinabi na straight ka?

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RJ Mataro: How do you think your characters will help the youth currently questioning their sexuality?

@ianpangilinan_: I feel like just by creating characters that are real and layered and that their identity is not just comic relief, you show these kids that being gay is okay.

@PaoPangs: I agree. The main challenge is to make it as real as possible. Not just a visual character but a character that exists in a lot of dimensions (architecture student, nephew, friend). Feelings are universal.

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Florencio Jusay: will there be easter eggs from your other movies so that we can look out for them?

@jphabac: Marami. Since ang title ay Gaya Sa Pelikula why not kuha tayo ng memorable scenes from classic movies in the Philippines?

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@jphabac: Ang nangyari kay John Lloyd at Bea, pwede rin mangyari kay Karl at Vlad.

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Florencio Jusay: Did you tone down the sexual tension for this rom-com?

@TheRainBro: Totoo na parati nililink sa kalibugan ang mga bakla. Pero di kami nakakulong sa ganun lang.

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@TheRainBro: Deserve rin namin ng kilig. At kiniikilig rin kami. Gusto kong ibida 'yung sa kilig. 'Yun 'yung kulang noong lumalaki ako.

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@jphabac: Halos lahat ng mga nagagawang thesis films from UPFI are very controversial. Ang usual LGBT content ay laging tragic (death by HIV). Hindi natin natatackle ang normalcy ng LGBTQ+ community. Gusto namin ipakita 'to at lahat ng struggles namin.

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@TheRainBro: Love is universal. Pero our love will always be connected to our struggle as a minority.

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Florencio Jusay: How did you prepare for the shoots? What did you guys bring to taping?

@PaoPangs: Kunin ko po. <shows med books> Pero 'di ko rin nabasa dahil dirediretcho ang shooting.

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@PaoPangs: Nagdala ako ng printer at mas malaki 'yung suitcase ko kay Ian.

@ianpangilinan_: 'Yung preinepare namin for 2 weeks. Ineexpect ko na makakabalik pa kami sa bahay. SO ANG KONTI NG DALA KO.

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@PaoPangs: Hindi kami magpinsan, magkapatid.

@AdrienneVergara: Kasal daw kayo.

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Hi sis @AdrienneVergara you are valid.

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Albert Bryan: Will we see a political Gege?

@TheRainBro: Karl and Vlad are aware of what's happening outside. But since the series is created inside an apartment. Things outside are not yet as touched upon as an activist.

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Albert Bryan: Are there certain issues that you are not comfortable talking about?

@TheRainBro: I am not the right person to tell the story of effeminate gay men, trans and the lesbians. Because that's not my experience.

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@TheRainBro: We need to give them the opportunity like how @globestudiosph (HIHIHI) gave to us. To tell the stories of the community na hindi ako ang tamang person to tell.

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Albert Bryan: How important for you is coming out?

@TheRainBro: I honestly did not have my own coming out party. Pero importante sakin ang ownership of who you are, not necessarily announcing that you're gay or a lesbian.

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@TheRainBro: The goal isn't to have closeted gays come out, the goal is to have everyone be seen as equals na hindi na kailangan mag come out.

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Albert Bryan: Ano 'yung sana niyo with regards to love life na sana gaya rin sa pelikula?

@ianpangilinan_: I'm a hopeless romantic. Is it so wrong to want something super pure and like cute na walang bahid na notions of what love is?

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@AdrienneVergara: Sa ngayon kasi, I think naisasabuhay ko na 'yung kung ano mang gusto ko maging pelikula. Kasi meron akong kasintahan (SANA OYL?). Nagmake sense na mga naging boylet ko na 'di nagwork. Nung nameet ko siya, marerealize mo kung bakit 'di nagwork.

@PaoPangs: Sana merong love live...

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Albert Bryan: Now that you're part of a queer series, how ready are you with regards to people questioning your sexuality?

@ianpangilinan_: It's not an insult to be called gay. Let people who they wanna be. You don't need to know every single aspect of a person to appreciate.

@PaoPangs: The mere fact that this is still asked is problematic. There are so many dimensions to a person aside from their sexual orientation.

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@PaoPangs: I'm more ready for those questions NOT to be asked anymore.

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Oreo Pontejos: How is the transition from what you've been doing before to a BL series?

@ianpangilinan_: Mas malaki 'yung difficulty in transition from theater to film. Mas needed 'yung "big-ness" ng actions mo in theater than film.

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@PaoPangs: Wala naman akong acting experience from UP Pep Squad. Malaking transition for me from an athlete to medicine to acting. Pinakamalaking natutunan ko from Pep Squad is maging maparaan. Wag sumuko!

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