LSS (film)

LSS, also known as Last Song Syndrome, is a 2019 Filipino musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jade Castro, and starring Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos, Tuesday Vargas, and Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben. It had a theatrical release in the Philippines on September 13, 2019 as one of the entries of the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.[1]

LSS
Film poster
Directed by	Jade Castro
Produced by	Armi Rae S. Cacanindin Emmanuel A. Dela Cruz Kren V. Yap
Starring	Gabbi Garcia Khalil Ramos Tuesday Vargas Ben&Ben
Music by	Pat Lasaten
Cinematography	Malay Javier Pao Orendain
Edited by	Jeremiah Domingo
Production company	Globe Studios Dokimos Media Studios, Inc. Ben&Ben
Distributed by	Film Development Council of the Philippines
Release date	September 13, 2019 (Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino, English

Cast

• Gabbi Garcia as Sarah
• Khalil Ramos as Zack
• Tuesday Vargas as Ruby
• Bernard Palanca as Buboy
• Elijah Canlas as Cedie
• Iana Bernardez as Cha
• Jam Rances as Ate Maj
• Eian Rances as Elmer
• Ameera Johara as Cindy
• Mika Manikan as Abi
• Ben&Ben
  • Miguel Guico as himself
  • Paolo Guico as himself
  • Jam Villanueva as herself
  • Agnes Reoma as herself
  • Pat Lasaten as herself
  • Keifer Cabugao as himself
  • Poch Barretto as himself
  • Andrew De Pano as himself
  • Toni Muñoz as herself
• Ebe Dancel as himself

Release

The film was one of the first 3 films the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced to be official entries for the 3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino,[2] where it premiered on September 13, 2019.[3]

The film was also available for streaming on November 29, 2019 on iflix.[4] The film was screened on March 8 & 10, 2020 as official entry under New Action! Southeast Asia category in the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival in Osaka, Japan.[5]

Accolades

Year	Award-giving body	Recipient(s)	Award	Result
2019	3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino[6][7]	Khalil Ramos	Best Actor	Nominated
		Tuesday Vargas	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Jade Castro	Best Director	Nominated
		LSS (Last Song Syndrome)	Best Picture	Nominated
		Siege Ledesma & Jade Castro	Best Screenplay	Nominated
		Erickson Navarro	Best Production Design	Nominated
		Pao Orendain & Malay Javier	Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Pat Lasaten	Best Musical Score	Nominated
		Araw-Araw by Ben&Ben	Best Original Song	Won
		Aurel Claro Bilbao & Arnel Labayo	Best Sound Design	Won
		LSS (Last Song Syndrome)	Special Jury Award	Won
		LSS (Last Song Syndrome)	PISTAPP Audience Choice Award	Won
2020	7th Urduja Heritage Film Festival	Gabbi Garcia	Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical	Won[8]

References

1. Paredes, Andrew (September 17, 2019). "Review: 'LSS' will hook you with its sharp take on love (and also make you want to sing)". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
2. "First 3 PPP festival films identified". BusinessWorld. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
3. "Complete Lineup of PPP 2019 Revealed". Film Development Council of the Philippines. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
4. Tabanera, Lily Grace (19 November 2019). "Here's Where You Can Stream Gabbi Garcia And Khalil Ramos' Film 'LSS' For Free". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
5. "LSS (Last Song Syndrome)". Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
6. "'LSS' bagged the most awards during the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 ceremony". Inquirer. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
7. "'Lola Igna' tops Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 awards". ABS-CBN News. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
8. Ruiz, Marah (January 2, 2021). "Alden Richards, Therese Malvar, at iba pang Kapuso stars, wagi sa 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards 2020". Retrieved January 2, 2021.

External links

• LSS on IMDb