_{DIRECTOR & WRITER James J Robinson
STARRING Ruby Ruiz, Kare Adea, Maricel Soriano, Emmanuel Santos, Rez Cortez, Soliman Cruz
COSTUME DESIGN Kevin Cheung
COSTUME ASSISTANT Olivia Rowan, Pamela Andres
PRODUCER Gabrielle Pearson, Jane Pe Aguirre, Christelle Dychangco
PRODUCTION DESIGN Tiffany Diaz
CINEMATOGRAPHY Amy Dellar
EDITED by Geri Docherty
MUSIC by Ana Roxanne
PRODUCTION COMPANIES Majella Productions, Good Thing Productions
DISTRIBUTED by Bonsai Films}

First Light

^{A moving tale about a crisis of faith, First Light is the debut feature from Filipino-Australian James J. Robinson.}

^{Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, Sister Yolanda (Ruby Ruiz) leads a peaceful existence at a convent in northern Luzon, helping the sick and dying at a local hospital. But when she reads a young man his last rites following a construction accident, she begins to suspect foul play. As she investigates into the matter, she begins to uncover a trail of corruption that not only includes the community’s affluent elites, but also the Church.}

^{The film premiered in competition in the Bright Horizons section at the 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival, where Robinson won the Blackmagic Design Best Australian Director Award. It was also selected as the Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.}