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GUGMA : Love. Tragedy. Hope. In time of CoViD-19

 

A romance set in the turbulent first months of the spread of the global pandemic, GUGMA is a love story set amidst CoViD-19.

Ryan, a nurse by day and a musician by night proposes to Marie, his girlfriend of five years, just before the city of Iloilo goes into lockdown.

Their love is tested to its limits as the world around them changes for the worst. Marie is left to herself, isolated and alone, as Ryan is locked to his duties as a medical frontliner.


Stress and frustration get the better of Ryan and takes it out on Marie. Worse still, the couple is met with tragedy as Marie is infected with the Corona Virus.

With time stacked against them, Marie and Ryan are faced with a difficult decision that will forever change their relationship.

Iloilo City Councilor Jay Treñas stars as Ryan with JP Libo-on taking the role of Marie with co-stars Kristine Chan and Ron Espinosa. 

The official themesong is entitled "Magkayakap" performed by Emman Abatayo. 

A production of Iloilo Live Events Alliance in association with J.S. Layson, Co., Inc. GUGMA is set to premiere on September 25, 2020, 8:00 PM via the official Facebook Page of Daily Guardian @DailyGuardianPH.

This film is a collaboration by the media production, video and photography sector of ILEA for the benefit of the WESTERN VISAYAS MEDICAL CENTER COVID ER and displaced event sector.

To those who would like to donate, here are the details and links:

GCash - 09171347471

PayPal - paypal.me/GoLiveILEA

Fund Transfer:
Banco De Oro (BDO)
Account Name: Jose Dennis M. Ochoa or Joanne Marie Pijuan
Account No. 0067 0800 8801
Swift Code/Address: BNORPHMM

GUGMA Production Team and Sponsors
Dyl Tolentino, Direction and Screenplay; Bryan Te, Director of Photography and Editor; Based on the story by Eric Divinagracia; Second Camera Unit, Ramjun Valasote; Production Designer, RJ Prias; Sound Design, Eiman Gallo; Line Producer, Mee-ay Cudilla; Production Manager, Kate Luceño; Executive Producers, Jida Hautea and Jong Combong-Pijuan.

Brought to you by Cave, Blue Fields Hypermart, W Flower Shop, Santa Maria Parish Church, Body Love Yoga, F & C Jewelry, OR Nurses Association of the Philippines (ORNAP), Black Note, Dennis Ochoa Events and Weddings Ensemble, Jomz Par, Mee Events, Passion8, Adworx, La Roasteria, and Tinda.

Special Thanks to: Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and the Iloilo City Government, St. Anne’s Parish Molo, JBLFMU: The Maritime Vanguard, Events and Beyond Iloilo, Pixie by Jen, Xccntric Creations by Shaun Llanera, Lubim Ta, Hampang Productions, Imahe Collective Studios, Love Train Photo, Jay Palmares, Patrick Nacionales, Adrian Pe, Kokoy Padilla, Jor-el Espina, Erick Sua-an, Josh Davis Sales, Deejohn Clement, Totong Gellangarin, SFQ Photos,Rons Tupaz Photography, Noreen Infante, Ira Jucaban, Titus Chiu, Ryan Espinosa, Babak Niaraki, Paul Chiongson, and Bobby Rodriguez.

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