From ‘Moral’ to ‘Sunshine’: A Love Letter to the Filipino Woman

Philippine cinema doesn’t often touch on taboo subjects in the mainstream, but Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s ‘Moral’ and Antoinette Jadaone’s ‘Sunshine’, released four decades apart, are great exceptions. At first glance, they’re just films about unplanned pregnancies, complicated relationships, and the choices that no one wants to talk about in public. But a closer look will reveal that they’re not made to shock—they’re made to care.