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Dennis Trillo and Solenn Heussaff, two of the stars of \u201cLakbay2Love,\u201d a romantic movie about biking and the environment, kicked off the film\u2019s outdoor premiere by leading a bike ride around the University of the Philippines Diliman campus that began in front of the Oblation and circled the academic oval.<\/div>\n
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Dennis and Solenn led a group of about 200 bikers at \u201cTRIP: Lakbay2Love,\u201d held on January 29, 5pm at the UP Diliman Ampitheater. \u201cTRIP: Lakbay2Love,\u201d which is spearheaded by the student organisation UP Bike Share, was composed of a bike ride, an outdoor premiere of \u201cLakbay2Love\u201d and a concert where Dennis and Solenn sang songs from the all-OPM soundtrack of \u201cLakbay2Love.\u201d Other performers that night were Joey Ayala, Gig Manila, \u2018lil Noizy, The Ransom Collective and Oh, Flamingo.<\/div>\n
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The event was co-organized by film producer Erasto Films and the Firefly Brigade.<\/div>\n
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A highlight of the night was a raffle of the Trek bicycles that were used by Dennis and Solenn in the movie, especially signed by the actors.<\/div>\n
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\u201cLakbay2Love\u201d tells the story of Lianne (Solenn), a French-Filipina videographer\u2014whose parents are separated and who have families abroad\u2014trying to make a life of her own. The film opens with her suffering from a devastating break-up with her long-time boyfriend Macky (Kit Thompson) who is a biker. Depressed and lost, Lianne finds hope and direction when she and her best friend Monday (Patricia Ismael) are assigned to make a feature on climate change. Lianne meets Jay-R (Dennis), a forester who is also regarded as a legend in the biking community. Lianne\u2019s eyes are opened as she learns about biking and the environment from Jay-R. But just as she is starting to carve a new path for herself, Macky returns and turns Lianne\u2019s life upside-down again. <\/div>\n
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\u201cLakbay2Love\u201d is considered the first biking feature film in local cinema. The outdoor premiere on January 29 was also seemed a first. \u201cLakbay2Love\u201d is rated G (General Patronage) by the MTRCB and it received a Grade of A from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB). The film opens in cinemas on February 3.<\/div>\n
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