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While at sxsw, we spoke with RagingGrace writer-director ParisZarcilla & producer cheevil about their feature film debut and its exploration of the Filipino immigrant experience in the UK:
Raging Grace won big at the SXSW Film & TV Festival film festival last month, taking home both the Thunderbird Rising Award Winner and the top prize of Jury Award in the Narrative Feature competition. Written and directed by Paris Zarcilla and produced by Chi Thai, the film served not only as their feature film debut but also as the first-ever British Filipino production.
The poem is about colonial conquest, and it was written to inspire the American people of that time to go over to the Philippines and essentially conquer and rule the place. I remember laughing hysterically – maniacally even – after finishing the poem. I recalled memories of my own Filipino dad expounding the virtues of being a good immigrant, and not being a burden on British society, and then later singing along to the beloved songs from The Jungle Book, also written Rudyard Kipling.
Speaking of it being your first, what was it like taking that leap? What were the biggest challenges you had to overcome? And it just wouldn't have happened without Chi here. Honestly, she provided a space for everyone, from every member of the crew to every HOD actor. She created an environment where we were all able to do our very best work.
Also, beyond being able to be heartbreaking – she can also be funny. As much as there is horror and a thriller element to this film, there is also comedy. She was really able to embody that through her amazing physicality. It's so important that there is humor here in the absurdity of the situation, and you can so easily get that wrong. But she was really able to carry that quite beautifully.
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