Graduation Day (2026 film)
Graduation Day is an upcoming Philippine drama film written and directed by Dante Balboa in his directorial debut. It stars Elizabeth Oropesa, Jeric Gonzales, Aidan Veneracion, Simon Ibarra, Angelie Sanoy and Rico Barrera. The film is about a grandmother who wants to support her grandchild's dreams.
Cast
After graduating in Bachelor of Arts in Film and Audio Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman, director Dante Balboa started filming his directorial debut with the cast and crew on March 18, 2025. He said that writing film was not new to him as he has a Master's in Communication from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and enjoyed joining the Screenplay Category at Palanca Literary Contest. He also said that he never thought that the Graduation Day was going to be a film because he wrote the screenplay of this film so long ago. Balboa said that he had been friends with Benjie Austria for more than 15 years, the producer of Broken Blooms, Huwag Mo 'Kong Iwan, and Fatherland.
Music
The film's theme song titled "Basta't May Pananalig Sa Kanya" was written by Dante Balboa, arranged by Simon Peter Tan, and performed by Jeric Gonzales.
Release
The film is scheduled to release on March 25, 2026, under Bentria Production.