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Directed by Carlo Enciso Catu, this film was a major winner at the 14th Cinemalaya Film Festival, including Best Film.
There are two primary works titled (or very similar): a popular 2024 Christian romance novel by Starr Ayers and an award-winning 2018 Filipino drama film. Waiting for Sunset (Novel by Starr Ayers, 2024)
: In the present day, Olivia Houston, a young widow grieving her husband's death from Covid-19, retreats to her cousin's beach cottage. While there, she discovers a message in a bottle from a WWII soldier, Sergeant Walter Larsen, which leads her on a journey to find his family with the help of a local charter boat captain named Chase Evans. Waiting For The Sunset
: Highly praised for its evocative "word paintings" of beach scenes and its emotional depth regarding loss and faith.
This novel is a dual-timeline story set in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, that blends contemporary romance with a World War II mystery. Directed by Carlo Enciso Catu, this film was
: Reviewers from Interviews & Reviews describe it as "comforting" like drinking chocolate.
(Book by Sandy Alvis Scarboro): A story about a 55-year-old widow named Laurel rebuilding her life in a lake community. While there, she discovers a message in a
: An elderly couple, Teresa and Celso, have lived together for years. Their quiet life is interrupted when Teresa's estranged, terminally ill husband, Bene, calls for help. Teresa decides to care for him, and eventually, Celso joins her in looking after the man who once left her.