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Gameboys is the successful Boys’ Love (Bl) series, the first of this genre for the Philippines when it premiered on YouTube in May 2020. Set during the Covid-19 pandemic, the story revolves around Cairo (Elijah Canlas) and Gavreel (Kokoy De Santos) who strike up a friendship while playing online games and eventually fall in love. The series has attracted a large fanbase for its relatable themes and story-telling concept utilising the social media format as well as having the characters interact via video calls and instant messages. There are 13 episodes plus a Netflix special, Gameboys Level-Up Edition.

As a spin-off, Gameboys: The Movie, continues with Cairo and Gavreel spending a romantic holiday together before Cairo has to return to his province. When Gavreel’s ultra-conservative aunt visits, the couple face a relationship test and begin to question their future together. In the meantime, other friends also show up struggling with their own challenges.

Diday serves Kiko hot dog. But Kiko takes a spoon full of veggies and starts eating. The smile blooms on Diday’s face. Kiko combs his hairs, tightens his shoe laces and leaves for school. Kiko has grown up in just few days. Though his father has left without intimating him, but the scent of bonding stays with him. The debutant director Thop Nazareno portrays the subtle bonding between a son and his estranged father brilliantly in “Kiko Boksingero” with a unique and gentle storytelling approach that touches the mind of the audience with a lasting impression.

Kiko Bosingero screened at the 8th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase

Kiko is an eleven year old boy, who lives in beautiful and scenic city of Baguio with his nanny, Diday (Yayo Aguila) after losing his mother . Kiko wants to be a boxer like his estranged father and visits his father’s deserted house everyday,...