Morissette dedicates 'Song of the Fireflies' to Musician Parents

After bagging several major awards and the global premiere at the second Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) in Los Angeles last March, the musical film "Song of the Fireflies" returned to the Philippines with local screenings in cinemas nationwide starting June 25.

- By CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

The film received the Best Picture award, Best Actress for lead star Morissette, Best Supporting Actress for Rachel Alejandro, Best Supporting Actor for Noel Comia Jr., and a Special Award at the MIFF.

Inspired by true events, "Song of the Fireflies" follows the moving story of Alma Taldo, the choir trainer who formed and brought the award-winning group Loboc Children's Choir to the national and global stage with her sheer determination and magical singing talent. It is helmed by King Palisoc and produced by Culturtain Musicat Productions in cooperation with MQuest Ventures, the Quezon City Film Development Commission, the Quezon City Government and CMB Films.

In an exclusive interview with The STAR at the TV5 Media Center, Morissette expressed how ecstatic she is that the film will be screened in local theaters soon.

"It's been a long time coming for our film. I'm not sure if people know but we initially started and shot the trailer back in 2019," she recalled. Their original plan was to shoot the entire movie in 2020 but the pandemic happened. They resumed filming in 2022.

"I'm happy that it pushed through and Ms. Rachel and the producers still considered me to be part of the film as Ma'am Alma. The film went through a lot like there were so many obstacles and even submitting it also for other film festivals. But I'm so happy that finally it has gotten its recognition that I feel that it deserves, especially the story. And our kababayan can now enjoy to watch it here."