A new addition to the Pinoy queer cinema is coming and this one’s for the sapphics!
On Sunday, May 25, actress Jasmine Curtis-Smith revealed that she will be starring in an upcoming sapphic film, alongside Janella Salvador, Klea Pineda, and Leanne Mamonong of the indie pop duo, Leanne & Naara.
Happy Sunday everyone. Ecstatic to reveal that we are your cast for “Open Endings” which is part of the 2025 Cinemalaya Film Festival,” she captioned her post.
Happy Sunday everyone ☺️ Ecstatic to reveal that we are your cast for @openendingsfilm which is part of the 2025 Cinemalaya Film Festival ♥️🏳️🌈@superjanella @kleapineda @leannemamonong 🫶🏼#OpenEndingsFilm pic.twitter.com/uTTBq1l8aL
— Jasmine Curtis-Smith (@jascurtissmith) May 25, 2025
The film, “Open Endings,” is directed by Nigel Santos and is an official entry to the 2025 Cinemalaya Film Festival.
According to the film’s description on its X post, the film follows “the lives of four queer women—who are exes turned best friends—take an unexpected shift when one makes a life-changing decision.”
OPEN ENDINGS
— Open Endings (Cinemalaya 2025) (@openendingsfilm) February 12, 2025
An official entry to the 2025 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
The lives of four queer women—who are exes turned best friends—take an unexpected shift when one makes a life-changing decision.#Cinemalaya2025 #ThisIsNotAKalatFilm #OpenEndings2025 pic.twitter.com/wJgd3z3DQ6
In a separate X post, Janella expressed her excitement for the film.
“the way i’ve been holding this in for months,” she wrote.
This will be Jasmine’s second sapphic film, following her role in Samantha Lee’s “Baka Bukas” in 2016.
