Viva Films, Studio Viva, Rein Entertainment, and Cineko Productions have joined forces for the romantic-comedy film “Elevator.”
Written and directed by Philip King, the movie stars Paulo Avelino and Kylie Verzosa.
According to Philip, it is about finding love in the most unexpected places.
In the film, Paulo is Jared, an elevator attendant at a hotel-casino complex in Singapore. He has been developing an app for Filipino migrant workers.
He pitches his concept to affluent businessmen he encounters in the elevator, but he always gets rejected.
Until he meets Byron (Adrian Pang), a Singaporean businessman who expresses interest in the project.
He wants Jared to enhance it though, assigning his secretary, Kylie’s Bettina, to help Jared with it.
The two will spend a lot of time working together and soon, they grow closer.
Bettina, who is actually Byron’s lover, cautions Jared not to fall for her.
Will Jared fight for his blossoming love for Bettina or will he choose to follow his dream?
The cast and crew filmed for 10 days in Singapore, where 90% of the scenes took place.
Its producers, Lino Cayetano and Shugo Praico, shared that they also partnered with Singaporean production outfit Dogma Films for the movie.
In an interview, Philip commended Paulo’s dedication to his role.
“May sinasabi siya na ‘pwede bang gawing ganito?’ Nagulat kami na parang ganun si Paulo. Parang we saw a different layer into the character (he) brought in,” he said.
Philip also expressed, “There’s no need to force sexuality out of Kylie kasi naturally it oozes out of her.”
Rounding out the cast are Chai Fonacier, Shrey Bhargava, Shahid Nasheer, Shaun Lim, Rishi Vadrevu, and Amy Cheng.
“Elevator” opens in cinemas April 24.
