Award-winning filmmaker Antoinette Jadaone shared her personal ranking of the films she has directed, responding to a query from an online user.
A user on X (formerly Twitter) shared that they consider her 2018 romantic drama “Never Not Love You” to be the director’s “best work.”
“Direk @tonetjadaone, I am really interested, ano kaya ang personal ranking mo sa movies mo,” user @ArturoIntac wrote, tagging the filmmaker’s account.
“Not the best to worst ranking, but what film holds a special place in your heart? Personally, I will rank Never Not Love You as your best work, kasi it spoke to me [on] levels I cannot fathom,” the online user added.
Antoinette responded with the following:
“‘Di ko pa na-process ang Sunshine, pero for sure, nasa taas ang Tadhana, Never Not Love You at Six Degrees.”
Di ko pa na-process ang Sunshine pero for sure nasa taas ang Tadhana, Never Not Love You at Six Degrees 🙂
— Toñet (@tonetjadaone) July 31, 2025
“Tadhana” refers to the 2014 romantic-comedy “That Thing Called Tadhana,” while “Six Degrees” refers to the 2011 mockumentary “Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay.”
“That Thing Called Tadhana” is the breakthrough movie of Antoinette, which was tagged as the “ultimate hugot film” for its relatable characters and storytelling.
The director described it as her dream film.
Meanwhile, “Never Not Love You” is a 2018 romantic drama that was said to be Antoinette’s “most grounded romance.” It starred the then-love team JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre).
On the other hand, “Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay” shows the daily life of the late underappreciated film industry veteran Lilia Cuntapay, typecast to play ghosts in horror movies.
Jadaone’s latest work is “Sunshine,” a drama film featuring a young gymnast, Sunshine (Maris Racal), who dreams of joining the national team but learns that she is pregnant days before her tryout.
“On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, Sunshine meets a mysterious girl who eerily thinks and talks like her,” the film’s synopsis reads.
Film critics said “Sunshine” is “fantastic for a country that fails its women,” referring to its theme concerning teenage pregnancy and how it raises awareness about women’s reproductive rights in the Philippines.
