On May 16, Director GB Sampedro clarified that he didn’t feel awkward taping LGBTQIA+ sex scenes in High On Sex.
At the media conference for High On Sex, Sampedro cited the importance of portraying the sexual experiences of young LGBTQIA+ people in their series.
“‘Yung pagkakaroon ng ganoong klaseng relasyon dito sa ano, I find it important na maisama siya kasi hindi lang naman lalaki at babae ang nasa school eh. Hindi lang naman lalaki at babae ang dumadaan sa high school period ng buhay na ‘yan. Nandiyan din ‘yung kumbaga ‘yung ibang sex.”
He then explained an integral part of the LGBTQIA+ scenes in telling the story of Migs Almendras’ character in the series.
“Sa akin hindi ako naasiwa, kasi para sa akin art ‘yung ginagawa ko. Hindi naman ako gumagawa ng isang bagay na ginagawa ko lang para maging–para makagawa per se, matapos lang ‘yun.
“Sa akin kasi parang art siya and importante siya istorya, importante siya doon sa pagtahi-tahi ng buhay ni Migs Almendras hindi ko mabubuo ‘yung character ni Migs kung hindi ko dadaanan ‘yung eksena na ‘yun.”
He also refuted that High On Sex had influence or inspiration from the Netflix series, Elite.
“Honestly, hindi ko napanood ‘yung elite so wala siyang influence.”
As for his return to directing a series, he differentiated working in a series in mainstream media and digital platforms.
“The last series na ginawa ko ay sa TV pa and this is my first na sa online platform, so medyo malaki talaga ‘yung difference. Ang series kasi sa online para siyang pelikula na kumbaga malaya ka na maipapahayag kung ano ‘yung nararamdaman mo at kung ano ‘yung execution na gusto mo para sa mga eksena. Mas maluwag pagdating sa mga limitations.”
Sampedro’s last TV series was U-Tol under Viva TV. After that, he worked on Vivamax projects such as Kaka, Crush kong Curly, Kinsenas, Katapusan, and Doblado.
As for their series, ‘High On Sex’ stars Wilbert Ross, Migs Almendras, Katrina Dovey, Angela Morena, and Denise Esteban.
Joining them are Viva artists such as Marco Gomez, Micaella Raz, Andrea Garcia, Juami Gutierrez, Katya Santos, Sheree Bautista, and Mark Carpio.
‘High On Sex’ streams via Vivamax on June 5 and drops new episodes weekly.
