- Allen Tolosa wrote a spoken word piece, Nakalimutan Ko Na Yatang Kalimutan Ka.
- In a Facebook post, Allen called out Fifth Solomon on writing and directing a film, Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka, which starred Alex Gonzaga.
- As of this writing, Alex had posted a teaser on her own YouTube channel which became #45 on Trending.
Allen Tolosa wrote his own spoken word piece, Nakalimutan Ko Na Yatang Kalimutan Ka. In a Facebook post, he called out Fifth Solomon on writing and directing a film, Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka.
The said film stars Alex Gonzaga. She also posted a teaser in her own YouTube channel. She also posted an Instagram Story where she encouraged others to watch the teaser.
In the said Facebook post, Allen also wrote how disappointed he felt. He also revealed that Fifth actually spoke to him a year before, asking if they can use Allen’s spoken poetry in their film.
Allen shared that Fifth guaranteed that he would credit and invite Allen to the showing of the film.
“[LONG POST]
NAKALIMUTAN KO NANG KALIMUTAN KITA
I don’t know what should I feel about this. But right now I’m so disappointed how it turned out. So here’s the story and help me assess the situation. The teaser for the film “Nakalimutan ko nang kalimutan Ka” was just released starring Alex Gonzaga. Fifth Solomon, the writer and director of the upcoming film, contacted me last year to ask if I can let them use my Spoken Poetry, “Nakalimutan Ko Nang Kalimutan Ka” (link: https://youtu.be/2CCN0oU88dI) produced by The Original Story for his film.”
“I agreed and there was a point when he (Fifth) promised that he would set up a meeting which was cancelled twice and never pushed through. He also said that his EP would contact me about the TF (which i really dont care) which is the same rate they’re going to pay for Let Me Be The One. He also said that he would credit me and invite me to the showing of the film (which I also dont care about).”
Allen also noted that Fifth left him a message, telling him that they ended up not using his poem anymore. However, they used the poem and made the title of the film.
“All of a sudden, while I was still a bit hoping that Fifth would contact me again to finalize what the plans are. But Fifth messaged me last Thu that they are not going to use the poem anymore because they already wrote a different one. You can see in the screenshot how fast it was. Now I understand that they don’t like it anymore so I thought theyre not going to use it. AND THEY DID. AND IT WAS THE TITLE OF THE FILM.”
“Now, to make things clear, I dont claim that by law it’s a violation because I still am not that knowledgeable with the Copyright law or whatsoever. BUT HERE’S WHAT I CARE ABOUT: RESPECT TO CREATIVE MINDS. Filipinos are creative. We can compose artistic literaries that are funny, striking, strong, inspiring, and so much more. But they should be given weight, credit and even promoted. But this is what happens if a creative idea is not given that much weight and respect, people would just dismiss you that easily.”
Allen also hoped that they would have respected creative minds out there as ideas are actually not easy. He wrote that creative artists don’t gain recognition anymore.
“What I am pointing out right now is how I felt as a creative writer and this is what I am fighting for. I hope that people would PAY MORE RESPECT to creative minds out there, (because creating these ideas are not easy, and it doesnt come often) so that they would be encouraged and strengthened to do more. I hope that those artists who dont gain recognition will not stop in making these beautiful pieces. As per the movie, Dead Poets Society, “But poetry, beauty, romance, love: these are what we stay alive for.””
Allen also attached a photo of a screenshot of Fifth telling him that they didn’t use his poem anymore. In the said text message, Fifth also added that they made their own poem in the movie.
“hi allen gumawa nalang kami sariling poem, d na namin nagamit ung poem mo. thanks”
As of this writing, the teaser of the said film became #45 on YouTube Trending.
