00:00 [MUSIC]
00:02 Our first clue, multi-awarded film and TV actress.
00:07 Ooh, exciting!
00:09 Oh my, it's Gumanap na Valentina!
00:13 [LAUGHS]
00:14 I feel like I saw her recently in GMA, outside the studio.
00:19 Our next clue, my older sister who's also an artist.
00:25 Oh my, I know! Surprise guest, is that you?
00:29 Alessandra, is that you?
00:32 Yes! Surprise!
00:35 Hi!
00:37 Sorry, there's one more clue that I was chasing.
00:40 I thought it was multi-awarded, so I said, "Oh, it's me."
00:44 [LAUGHS]
00:45 You guessed it right away.
00:47 I only put three awards.
00:50 But it's multi-awarded.
00:51 Because if it's one, it's still award-winning.
00:55 Oh, is that so?
00:56 Yes, if it's two, it's still award-winning.
00:59 But if it's three, it's multi-awarded.
01:01 Oh, that's how it is?
01:03 Yes!
01:04 Hey, how are you, Alessandra? I guessed it right.
01:07 You know, when I saw you outside the studio,
01:11 I said, "Oh, I feel like she'll be my surprise guest one of these days."
01:15 That's why I said, "Can I call you Miss Pia Arkangel?"
01:18 It's like I saw you last night.
01:21 I said, "Hi, Miss Pia!"
01:23 Hi, Alessandra! How are you?
01:25 First of all, congratulations because Firefly is part of the Metro Manila Film Fest!
01:31 Thank you, MMFF.
01:33 I'm super happy because our movie is a fantasy.
01:38 Of course, feelings and fantasy.
01:41 But fantasy is better on the big screen, right?
01:44 Of course.
01:45 When you watch it on the big screen, it's different.
01:47 And you have a job as a kid in the film.
01:50 Yes, so the film is really for kids.
01:52 I'd say all ages are welcome.
01:54 We're the family movie. Come on!
01:57 In other words, we should be your first choice for the film fest.
02:01 Yes! We're on Christmas Day.
02:04 The story is really beautiful.
02:07 It's an adventure.
02:08 So, join us, guys.
02:11 What's the story of Firefly? Let's start there.
02:13 What's the story of Firefly?
02:15 We'll start with Ding Dong Dandes.
02:18 He's also in the casting.
02:19 He's our storyteller.
02:21 He's holding the book of Alitap-Tap.
02:24 He's telling us how his mother sold this magical island of Alitap-Tap.
02:29 He'll be back for the whole journey.
02:32 It's beautiful.
02:33 Very, very nice. I promise.
02:35 So, the story is about a boy named Ding Dong.
02:39 Yes, he's a boy named Ding Dong.
02:41 So, I'm the mother of Ding Dong.
02:43 Can I say it?
02:44 Let's make it clear.
02:46 Mother of the young Ding Dong.
02:50 Mother of the young Ding Dong.
02:51 How was your experience doing the film?
02:54 I saw that they posted the whole process from the moment you were conceptualized to the time you were actually shooting.
03:04 They were also very hands-on in producing the film.
03:08 Yes, it was fun.
03:09 We shot in a basement.
03:11 You can really feel the production design.
03:18 It was in the heat of the summer.
03:20 That's when it was 33-36 degrees.
03:24 We were on top of a ship.
03:28 It was beautiful, but it was hot.
03:30 But it was fun because you can really feel the adventure.
03:38 [Music]
03:40 (electronic beeping)
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