On 14 December at the Vue Piccadilly we convened for a very special community preview of Raging Grace, the first British-Filipino film produced for UK cinema & the feature debut of Paris Zarcilla.
Raging Grace centres the Filipino experience using brushstrokes of horror & drama rendered through the prism of race and power. This bold coming-of-rage transports audiences beyond terror to deliver us to the joy and peace we find when we transgress our masters.
Produced by MilkTea’s co-founder, Chi Thai & featuring a richness of ESEA representation on-screen & behind-the-camera, our homecoming screening will be a celebration of all things ESEA - our voices & our stories; our rage & our joy.
Raging Grace has been delighting audiences around the world at some of the most prestigious festivals including SXSW (winner Best Film in Competition & Best Debut), Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (Critics Prize, Audience Award & Youth Best Film), Sitges International Film Festival & Busan International Film Festival. The film also recently picked up two BIFA nominations for Raindance Maverick Award & Best Breakthrough Producer.
Our screening kicked off with a keynote speech from British Filipina actor, Lourdes Faberes; the film was followed by a special Q+A with Paris Zarcilla (writer-director), Chi Thai (producer), Jaeden Boadilla (actress) & Christopher CF Chow (editor); moderated by Jessica Henwick, actor (The Matrix 4, The Glass Onion & The Royal Hotel) and writer-director of the BAFTA nominated short film Bus Girl. Courtesy of our community partner Jollibee, we then headed to their flagship restaurant for the After Party.
