Vivamax: Review of KITTY K7: Camgirl Chronicles

July 9, 2022

Graphic illustrator Hana (Rose Van Ginkel) had a lousy boss Sir JV (Kier Legaspi) and a cheating boyfriend Charles (Miggy Jimenez). She realized that she had been letting herself go, so she decided to improve how she looked and dressed. One night, her best friend Tosha (Jean Kiley Manguera) introduced Hana to photographer Krishna (Marco Gallo). This meeting led to a late night photoshoot and an awakening of her kinky side.

When Krishna went on a foreign assignment and ghosted her, Hana decided to post her sexy artworks online. This then led her to set up her own video channel where she interacted with paying strangers with her naughty live shows as Kitty K7. Her camgirl career was an instant hit, earning her enough cash to move to a swankier apartment and buy a car. Soon enough, Hana's popular online persona soon began to affect her real life.

Rose Van Ginkel's career on Vivamax started with smaller roles in a number of Darryl Yap works like "Pornstar," "Gluta," "Revirginized," before she got to play co-lead in "69+1." With "Kitty K7," Van Ginkel finally got a solo lead role and an acting showcase starlets longed for, and she nailed it. The character of Hana went through quite an arc, and Van Ginkel made you care about her even if you do not really agree with her bold decisions in life.

Marco Gallo gave a fine restrained performance as Krishna, a man who shunned feelings in his relationships. Jean Kiley Manguera played it more serious this time as Hana's concerned friend Tosha. Toast of Cannes 2022 Dolly de Leon also had a featured role here as Hana's mother who was still in the dark on how her daughter leveled up her lifestyle.

It may sound ironic, but this Vivamax film actually delivers a strong female empowerment message. A woman should be able to love herself first, before worrying about how others think. It was no wonder that the creative team behind this well-made film is also confidently female, led by director Joy Aquino, writer Pam Miras, DP Kara Moreno, editor Chrisel Desuasido, and production designers Rochelle Jan Crisostomo and Carmela Danao. 6/10.