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A Thousand Forests
Directed byHanz Florentino
Written byJeffrey Ocampo
Story byJenie Chan
Starring
  • Dennah Bautista
  • Santino Juan Santiago
  • Ramjean Entera
  • James Mavie JM Estrella
  • Venice Angela Bismonte
Edited byHanz Florentino
Music byJenie Chan
Production
companies
Release date
  • June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

A Thousand Forests is an upcoming Philippine independent coming-of-age musical film written by Jeff Ocampo and directed by Hanz Florentino. It stars Ramjean Entera, Venice Angela Bismonte, James Mavie Estrella, Dennah Bautista and Santino Juan Santiago. The film is about Five teenagers join the Philippine Forest Camp for a chance to travel the world. As they navigate their journey, they are discover their strengths and passions while seeing all of the environmental issues.[1][2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

A Thousand Forests is a story of self-discovery and environmental action through musical sequences and poignant scenes. Together, they are all about to face the challenges.

Cast

Main cast

  • Dennah Bautista as Skye Jung: A frustrated teen beauty queen who wishes to redeem herself from a previous beauty pageant scandal.
  • Santino Juan Santiago as Champ Villanueva: Coming from a family of accomplished athletes, he perseveres to become a track-and-field star.
  • Ramjean Entera as Morena Rivera: A fisherman's daughter who dreams of becoming a marine scientist. She has witnessed how illegal mountain mining carries harmful chemicals from the rivers to the sea.
  • James Mavie JM Estrella as Rashid Ahmed: Wise beyond his years, a serious thirteen-year-old Muslim from Maguindanao. His family experienced a tragedy that motivated him to become a young environmental crusader.
  • Venice Angela Bismonte as Sunshine Tolentino: Together with her mother, Sunshine has a weekly vlog that promotes self-love, body positivity, as well as environmental awareness. But deep inside, she still feels insecure about her appearance.

Supporting cast

  • Dominic Ochoa as Bani Gualberto
  • Chai Fonacier as Crystal Flores[6]
  • Qhlouey Moreno as Colleen Villena
  • Prince Espana as Ali Ahmed
  • Cai Cortez as Lovely Tolentino
  • Leslie Hidalgo as Laarni Villanueva
  • Jeffrey Hidalgo as Diego Villanueva
  • Cath Salazar as Stella Catacutan-Jung
  • Aileen Sahibad as Fatima Ahmed
  • Butchoy Ubaldo as Antonio Rivera
  • Rollie Inocencio as Ibrahim Ahmed
  • Trina Tolentino as Paz Lopez

Production

This film is phase one of the “A Thousand Forests” program, a multi-sectorial nationwide initiative aimed at enhancing collaborative greening programs, designed by the University of the Philippines Los Baños - College of Forestry and Natural Resources.[7]

It is based on real events and inspired by a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist Gina Lopez.[8]

Release

The film is set premier at SM North EDSA on June 25, 2024, and scheduled to release on June 26, 2024, under I.Syoot Multimedia Production.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Earth Day 2024 Introduces Musical Film to Plant a Thousand Forests". I Syoot Multimedia. April 21, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Musical film 'A Thousand Forests' tumatalakay sa climate change". News.ABS-CBN.com. May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dominic Ochoa stars in advocacy film 'A Thousand Forests'". ABS-CBN News. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "'A Thousand Forests' babandera na sa mga sinehan, alay kay Gina Lopez". INQUIRER.net. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ "UPLB unveils musical "A Thousand Forests" to promote environmental protection". uplb.edu.ph. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Chai Fonacier nagbabala, alagaan ang kalikasan: Ito lang ang tahanan natin". INQUIRER.net. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  7. ^ "A Thousand Forests - Premiere Screening". Allevents.in. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pelikulang 'A Thousand Forest' handog sa pagdiriwang ng 'Earth Day' - TV Patrol". YouTube. April 21, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Battalones, Jeck (April 21, 2024). "UPLB's College of Forestry launches nationwide greening initiative on Earth Day 2024". ABS-CBN. News.ABS-CBN.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Villarreal, Arrelle (June 26, 2024). "Musical film aiming to plant a thousand forests premieres on Arbor Day". Interaksyon. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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