My Teacher

My Teacher is 2022 Philippine comedy-drama film directed by Paul Soriano starring Toni Gonzaga and Joey de Leon. It was produced under Ten17P. It was released theatrically on December 25, 2022 as an entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival. Cast Toni Gonzaga as Emma, a school teacher. Joey de Leon as Solomon, a senior citizen dropout continuing his studies. Ronnie Alonte Loisa Andalio Pauline Mendoza Kych Minemoto Isaiah dela Cruz Hannah Arguelles Jason Cruz Kakai Bautista Carmi Martin Ruffa Mae Quinto Production My Teacher, known under the working title The Teacher, was directed by Paul Soriano under Tincan and Ten17P. The story was written by Soriano's wife and co-star Toni Gonzaga. Gonzaga wanted to produce a film tackling about teachers, using The Intern Blind Side as inspiration for My Teacher. They also looked into stories of senior citizens returning back to school for the film's concept. Gonzaga has previously featured an elder who was a high school drop-out continuing their studies in her talk show Toni Talks. The team wanted to explore on how an elderly person in school dealing with their younger classmates who are more tech-savy. Production also had to deal with constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accolades