Philippines’ Regal Teams With Singapore’s Mocha Chai On ‘One For The Road’; Elijah Canlas, Gian Bernardino, Emilio Daez & JM Ibarra Head Cast — SkimNews
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- Regal Entertainment producer Keith Monteverde is partnering with Mocha Chai Laboratories on the film One For The Road, marking a rare Philippines-Singapore co-production in Southeast Asian cinema.
- Kip Oebanda is directing and co-writing One For The Road with Victor Villanueva, blending road-trip comedy with coming-of-age drama to address unspoken struggles around grief and masculinity in the Philippines.
- Elijah Canlas, Gian Bernardino, Emilio Daez, and JM Ibarra lead the cast as four high school friends navigating adulthood, with their bond tested by tragedy and a consequential road trip.
- Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) selected the project for its International Co-Production Fund (ICOF), supporting Filipino-led international collaborations with financial and logistical backing.
- Mocha Chai Laboratories will lead sound design, leveraging its award-nominated expertise from Decalcomania, adding technical credibility to the film’s post-production profile.
Why it matters: This collaboration brings institutional support and regional creative synergy to a story rarely centered in mainstream Philippine cinema — young men confronting emotional vulnerability. With FDCP funding and Singaporean technical partnership, the film gains resources to reach wider audiences while challenging cultural norms around male mental health expression.
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