Tony Labrusca, Director Joan Flores want the film

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<p id="isPasted">Actor Tony Labrusca and director and scriptwriter Joan Flores shared how their film <em>What You Did</em> is something that viewers can relate to.</p><p>In a media junket last Wednesday, August 28, Joan told the press the inspiration of her first full-length film debut.</p><p>&ldquo;It&#39;s a story of trying to get through challenges in a time when everybody else in the world is also being challenged,&rdquo; she said.</p><p><br/></p><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-r01PRSlkq/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1326675.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="1055" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>The film is a psychological thriller that shares the story &ldquo;about what people go through psychologically after being subjected to challenges throughout your life and suddenly something happens, not (only) the pandemic but anything big that can take away opportunities from you&rdquo;.</p><p>Beyond its setting, Direk Joan further explained, &ldquo;This is really something about a story of a person who&#39;s robbed of opportunities in life and then there&#39;s seemingly nothing left to do and then there&#39;s all this backlog about his life that he also had to deal with.&rdquo;</p><p>When asked what they wanted to relay through the film, Joan and Tony shared that they wanted people to know what was behind the pleasant things people see online.</p><p>&ldquo;I hope to relay to families, or to audiences, to the public, that people go through their own difficult journeys. And sometimes you don&#39;t know what lies behind a certain facade, whether it&#39;s a public persona or an online persona,&rdquo; she said.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://ent-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/Tony-Labrusca.jpg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></p><p>Joan added, &ldquo;Hopefully people could&nbsp;learn from them and relate and make it a common place discussion among families, especially if member or a friend is going through something similar. Hopefully, it can shed light to situations like those.</p><p>Tony continued, &ldquo;I feel like this story will really show that everybody goes through something, and we may not see that up front. And also, I think, in my line of work, I think it was somewhat taboo to talk about the hard times that we went through in the pandemic.&rdquo;</p><p><br/></p><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-kk5NwzvAp/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1326687.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="874" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>Tony played two different characters in the film, Arvin and Ace. This is the first time that the actor did such a role since his first major acting project in 2017.</p><p>&ldquo;It&#39;s my first time to play two different characters. Humbling experience. And it teaches you a lot. It teaches you a lot about your capabilities and also teaches you that you can do things that you thought you couldn&#39;t do,&rdquo; Tony said.</p><p><strong>READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/30/tony-labrusca-talks-about-doing-dual-roles-in-film-what-you-did-1614">Tony Labrusca talks about doing dual roles in film &lsquo;What You Did&rsquo;</a></strong></p><p>Although he first found it challenging, Tony expressed gratitude to Direk Joan and the production team who helped him out during their shoot.</p><p>&ldquo;This was a very challenging role, but grabe &lsquo;yung support system eh,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Everybody there was prepared to be there for each other, to help each other. And I think that just worked wonders on me, honestly, in this film in particular.&rdquo;</p><p><em>What You Did</em> is one of the official entries for the full-length film category of the 2024 Sinag Maynila film festival. It is set to premiere in selected theaters along with other film entries on September 4 to 8.</p><p><br/></p><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-yzo19NtWu/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1326694.7000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>Besides Tony, other actors such as Mary Joy Apostol, Epy Quizon, Mercedes Cabral and Ana Abad Santos were also part of the film.</p><p>The film was already shot almost three years ago and will have its debut screening in the said festival.</p>

<p><br/><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-r01PRSlkq/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1326675.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="1055" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>The film is a psychological thriller that shares the story &ldquo;about what people go through psychologically after being subjected to challenges throughout your life and suddenly something happens, not (only) the pandemic but anything big that can take away opportunities from you&rdquo;.<p>Beyond its setting, Direk Joan further explained, &ldquo;This is really something about a story of a person who&#39;s robbed of opportunities in life and then there&#39;s seemingly nothing left to do and then there&#39;s all this backlog about his life that he also had to deal with.&rdquo;<p>When asked what they wanted to relay through the film, Joan and Tony shared that they wanted people to know what was behind the pleasant things people see online.<p>&ldquo;I hope to relay to families, or to audiences, to the public, that people go through their own difficult journeys. And sometimes you don&#39;t know what lies behind a certain facade, whether it&#39;s a public persona or an online persona,&rdquo; she said.<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://ent-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/Tony-Labrusca.jpg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><p>Joan added, &ldquo;Hopefully people could&nbsp;learn from them and relate and make it a common place discussion among families, especially if member or a friend is going through something similar. Hopefully, it can shed light to situations like those.<p>Tony continued, &ldquo;I feel like this story will really show that everybody goes through something, and we may not see that up front. And also, I think, in my line of work, I think it was somewhat taboo to talk about the hard times that we went through in the pandemic.&rdquo;<p><br/><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-kk5NwzvAp/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1326687.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="874" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>Tony played two different characters in the film, Arvin and Ace. This is the first time that the actor did such a role since his first major acting project in 2017.<p>&ldquo;It&#39;s my first time to play two different characters. Humbling experience. And it teaches you a lot. It teaches you a lot about your capabilities and also teaches you that you can do things that you thought you couldn&#39;t do,&rdquo; Tony said.<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/30/tony-labrusca-talks-about-doing-dual-roles-in-film-what-you-did-1614">Tony Labrusca talks about doing dual roles in film &lsquo;What You Did&rsquo;</a></strong><p>Although he first found it challenging, Tony expressed gratitude to Direk Joan and the production team who helped him out during their shoot.<p>&ldquo;This was a very challenging role, but grabe &lsquo;yung support system eh,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Everybody there was prepared to be there for each other, to help each other. And I think that just worked wonders on me, honestly, in this film in particular.&rdquo;<p><em>What You Did</em> is one of the official entries for the full-length film category of the 2024 Sinag Maynila film festival. It is set to premiere in selected theaters along with other film entries on September 4 to 8.<p><br/><p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-yzo19NtWu/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=418&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1326694.7000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A1326263.3000000715%2C%22le%22%3A1326617%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>Besides Tony, other actors such as Mary Joy Apostol, Epy Quizon, Mercedes Cabral and Ana Abad Santos were also part of the film.<p>The film was already shot almost three years ago and will have its debut screening in the said festival.

<p id="isPasted">Actor Tony Labrusca and director and scriptwriter Joan Flores shared how their film <em>What You Did</em> is something that viewers can relate to.<p>In a media junket last Wednesday, August 28, Joan told the press the inspiration of her first full-length film debut.<p>&ldquo;It&#39;s a story of trying to get through challenges in a time when everybody else in the world is also being challenged,&rdquo; she said.

<p><i>Tony Labrusca and Director Joan Flores talk about the message of film ‘What You Did’.</i></p>

Tony Labrusca and Director Joan Flores talk about the message of film ‘What You Did’.

Tony Labrusca, Director Joan Flores want the film ‘What You Did’ to be relatable: “It's a story of trying to get through challenges in a time.” | PUSH.COM.PH