Write About Love - A Different Kind of Hugot Romantic Feels

There is a lot to enjoy in TBA Studios’ “Write About Love,” the lone romance among entries to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival.

From writer and director Crisanto B. Aquino, “Write About Love” could have been a simple boy-meets-girl yarn but it rises above the usual inasmuch as it bravely employs an imaginative movie-within-a-movie treatment that allows for a fresh, new take on the genre.

Starring Miles Ocampo, Rocco Nacino, Joem Bascon, and Yeng Constantino, this new film from TBA Studios is a romantic comedy about a young female writer who teams up with a seasoned malewriter in creating the perfect romantic movie. Their clashing personalities and different perspectives on relationships lead them towards a path of self-discovery, together realizing what it truly takes to write about love.

When the three leads asked about their experience in doing the film,  the following are their answers:

Rocco Nacino - "They are saying na darkhorse kami. It's a very fun first for me to work with TBA and other artists, Miles, Yeng and Joem. Si Joem, kaibigan ko yan, pero first time ko siya sa makatrabaho, and watching him acting on the set, parang naging tagahanga ako. Si Miles super enthusiastic sa mga eksena niya, kumabaga iyong story parang ginawa para sa kanya. Masasabi ko sa pelikula, ang ganda ganda ng tahi. It makes people understand more. Masasabi mo talaga sa audience na sit back and relax, enjoy the movie." When asked about the learnings for his film, Rocco says "Kung napanood niyo iyong trailer, ang daming nabanngit na kinds of love which lead us to make different kind of decision, nabanggit doon na love can lead us to make bad decision, good decision, sometimes selfish decision and sometimes selfless decision at dito iyon mapapakita, and it shows

kind of love para sa trabaho, sa buhay at sa kasintahan and it explains that ano ba ang love, how can you love? and you can only love when you experience pain."

Yeng Constatino - "First time ko pa lang po mapapanood iyong movie, sabi po ng isang staff ng TBA studio. maghanda daw po ako ng tissue so maganda po atang senyales iyong pag pinaghanda tayo ng tissue. Sobrang bait po katrabaho ni Joem, meron pong isang eksena na di ko alam paano gagawin iyong hugot pero siya tinulungan niya ko na marating iyong same head pace and emotional pace na meron siya para ma execute namin iyong isang eksena. Hinawakan niya kamay ko tapos umiyak siya, after nun sabi ko sige bro ready na ako."

Miles Ocampo - "Sobrang okay ni Kuya Roco, sobrang comfortable kami sa isat'isa. Masaya po na ganitong klase ng industriya iyong ngayon na very open na pedeng makipag collaborate saibang network and thankful ako na si kuya Roco ang nakatrabaho ko kasi wala pong hirap sa connection. Si Ate Yeng naman po, hindi rin naman ako nahirapan katrabaho kasi nag ka work na kami before when I was 12 years old, artista po ako sa music video niya na siya iyong director. Malapit po sa akin ang pelikulang ito kasi dahil makikita po dito iyong struggles ng mga writers na hindi porke naikwento mo na, yun na yun. Makikita po nila dito iyong journey na paano siya sisirain, paano uulitin and iyong mga pinagdaanan ng isang istorya bago mabuo ang isang kuwento."

Watch below as the cast Rocco Nacino, Yeng Constantino and Miles Ocampo share their fond moments and take us behind the scenes in filming Write About Love.

With a G rating (suitable for all audiences) from the MTRCB and a B-Grading from the Cinema Evaluation Board, “Write About Love” opens Dec. 25.