Citizen Jake

When journalist Jake Herrera (real-life journalist Atom Araullo, in his film debut) investigates the murder of a student, he is forced to confront the sins of his own family - especially as his father, (Teroy Guzman) was a loyal Marcos crony who still has the power to ruin lives and manipulate public perceptions. ==Cast==

• Atom Araullo as Jacobo "Jake" Herrera Jr. :The film's main protagonist, a journalist, and blogger, who is in conflict with his political family. The film marks Araullo's acting debut. Araullo describes Herrera as a product of circumstances. In an interview, Araullo disagreed with the perception that he could easily portray the character since he is a journalist himself in real life. He said that Herrera is a different character but that he identifies with Herrera's doggedness and "faith in the power of stories". Herrera is characterized as an intelligent person with a deep social conscience. The rest of the film's cast consists of Cherie Gil, Lou Veloso, Nonie Buencamino, Anna Luna, Allan Paule, Richard Quan, Victor Neri, Ruby Ruiz, Nanding Josef and Dina Bonnevie. ==Production==

Development Citizen Jake was directed by Mike de Leon. De Leon is making his first film in the 21st century having directed the 1999 classic, Bayaning 3rd World. The film, which he described as "personal", is meant as a tribute to the now defunct LVN Studios which was run by his grandmother and father. He also cites his worry about the recent political gains of the Marcos family as another reason and says that President Rodrigo Duterte believes that the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos was not bad at all. De Leon believed that Duterte was aiming to "outdo the dead dictator in his sociopathic quest for absolute power". Principal photography It was projected that the film's production team would be set up by Christmas of 2016 and it was planned that the principal photography was to start by mid-March to early-April 2017. Filming was also made at the director's house in Baguio which was also a filming location of the film, Kung Mangarap Ka’t Magising which starred Christopher de Leon. The cinematographer of the film was Dix Buhay while Lorna Sanchez and Martin Mayuga served as assistant director and production manager, respectively. ==Release==

Marketing A teaser for Citizen Jake was released in June 2017. However, in October 2017, the film's director, Mike de Leon announced that the film will not be entered to the film festival and alleges the organizers of corruption, particularly the selection process. He criticized the organizers of the film festival "that purports to make children happy during the holiday season, a euphemism for profit and greed." Citizen Jake was slated for theatrical release on May 23, 2018, under Solar Pictures. == See also ==