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As If Its True

John Rogers

105 MINS / TAGALOG / PHILIPPINES / 2023 /DRAMA, COMEDY

Synopsis

Gemma Stone is a social media influencer/content creator who’s burning out from trying to maintain the interest of her followers. She meets James, a struggling musician suffering from depression. They enter into a relationship with the mutual intent to capitalize on the other. Gemma uses James for content by presenting him as a perfect aspirational romantic partner, while James leeches off Gemma’s wealth and connections to further his own music career. But, as time passes, their intentions don’t pan out as they expect and a blur forms between real love and exploitation.

Cast & Crew

CAST:
Khalil Ramos
Ashley Ortega
Adrianna So
Jan Silverio
Angeli Nicole Sanoy
Rachel Coates
Marnie Lapus

WRITERS:
John Rogers
Dolly Dulu
Shane David

PRODUCERS:
Elmer Gatchalian
Ferdinand Lapuz

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:
Che Espiritu

EDITOR:
Noah Tonga

MUSIC BY:
Paulo Protacio

Director's Biography

John Rogers is a freelance video editor and writer. He is one of the writers for the streaming television series Lyric and Beat on iWantTFC. His short film Dana Jung (2019) was part of the 2019 Sinag Maynila film festival short film selection.

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