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The usually jolly and funny Direk Antoinette Jadaone turned emotional in a recent episode of the popular Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast.

Antoinette Jadaone, who is also known as Direk Tonet, the filmmaker behind several blockbuster ang popular films like That Thing Called Tadhana, Alone/Together, and Sunshine opened up about the struggles of doing films.

In the podcast episode 'Kamustahan with Toñet and JP Feat. Midnight Girls', she and Direk JP Habac were reviewing Midnight Girls, the latest film of Irene Villamor starring Jodi Sta Maria, Loisa Andalio, Jane Oineza, and Sparkle actress Sanya Lopez.

While discussing the movie, the conversation delved into the struggles being faced by creative people like filmmakers.

“Mahirap maging artist na kailangan mo mag-create pero mahirap siya!” Direk Tonet stressed.

She then revealed that they decided to release the podcast once a week, since they have to return to their first-love, which is creating movies.

“Kasi, darating ka, darating ka talaga sa point na iku-question mo bakit mo pa 'to ginagawa? Puwede naman may ibang bagay kang gawin. Actually, isa 'yung reason kung bakit sinabi ko kay JP, 'JP, once a week na lang tayo muna mag-release ng podcast, kasi filmmakers tayo, JP [laughs]. '

“Kahit wala naman kaming ginagawang pelikula, siyempre twice a week kami nagre-release ng podcast, nagre-record kami ng madami, so, 'yung podcast naenjoy talaga natin kasi, naenjoy namin 'yung pag-popodcast.

“Yung paggawa ng pelikula masakit kasi siya e! Yung paggawa ng podcast ang saya lang niya parang kahit papanoorin namin, nagawa na, ie-edit, papanoorin namin sinasabi ko tumatawa ako habang [pinapanood]. 'Pag ni-release nagbabasa ako ng comments, tawang-tawa lang ako- masaya siyang gawin!

“So, parang feeling ko ayaw natin harapin 'yung pain of making a film, pero ang podcast kasi instant gratification siya e. Pag ni-record mo after one week, ie-edit, ire-release pagka release nakikita mo agad yung comments.”

Talking about the process of filmmaking, Direk Tonet even described it as a heartbreaking process and you have no control over what people will feel about your output the moment you release it to the public.

She further elaborated, “Pag pelikula, hindi e. Months, maybe sometimes years, of making it. 'Tapos saka mo pa lang ipapalabas. 'Tapos, 'pag 'pinalabas mo, 'Shet, bakit ganito 'yung pagkagawa ko?' Tapos, 'pag hindi pa nagustuhan ng mga tao.

“It's a very heartbreaking process, pero kapag nakakapanood ka ng mga pelikulang maganda like [points to JP] tuloy mo na Midnight Girls or other films. Marami pang ganiyan pa na pelikula na napanood ako na parang hindi na siya level na 'Shet ang ganda niya, kasi ganito ganiyan'. Parang, oh my god! This is cinema.”

Source: Ang Walang Kwentang Channel (YT)

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