Real-life couple Jane Oineza (left) and RK Bagatsing —JANE OINEZA/ INSTAGRAM For real-life couple Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing, the best part about working on a movie together is the idea that, if ever they commit mistakes on set, they both got each other’s backs. “We get to be honest with each other. It’s normal that if you’re with someone else, you feel embarrassed if you make mistakes during takes, but it’s okay if it’s just Jane and me.
I know she will catch me, or if she needs to see a specific emotion from me, she can just ask,” said RK in a Zoom interview with Inquirer Entertainment to promote their latest project, Jonathan Jurilla’s “Love Child.” The film is about a young couple (Jane as Ayla and RK as Paolo) as they navigate the challenges of raising their 4-year-old autistic son (John Tyrron Ramos as Kali) in an increasingly unforgiving world, testing their love and resilience. It is an entry to the ongoing 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
“We made sure that the project doesn’t come out like an episode of ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’ (MMK). After all, this is Cinemalaya,” said Jonathan, who was in his home in Silay City, Negros Occidental, at the time of the interview. The writer-director also has an autistic son, who is now 16.
“The directive that we received while doing this project was ‘less drama.’ The story is already filled with heartwarming and gut-wrenching scenes, so we no longer had to act like we do for hea.