HINDI nga napigilan ni Direk Sigrid Andrea Bernardo na mag-rant dahil sa natatanggap na panglalait sa mga bida ng “
I’mPerfect” na mula sa Nathan Studios.Matatandaan na nagwagi ito ng Best Picture, Best Actress para kay Krystel Go, at Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance sa 51st Metro Manila Film Festival Awards.
Sa mahabang post ni Direk Sigrid sinimula niya ito ng, “PA-RANT LANG. Isa lang.
“I’m scared to celebrate my own actors.
“There. I said it.”
Pagpapatuloy niya, “When I’mPerfect won Best Picture and Best Ensemble at the 2025 MMFF, and Krystel won Best Actress, I was so proud of her, of everyone.
“After carrying this film since 2009, I thought, FINALLY. They’re being SEEN the way they deserve to be seen.
“But NO.
“Tapos mababasa mo mga comments na ganito:
“Bakit mananalo ang isang mongoloid kaysa sa beteranang aktres?”
“Sarili lang naman niya ang ginagampanan niya.”
“PITY vote.”
“Puro retarded naman ang pelikulang ’yan.”
“Nakaka… P*t*ng*n*!”
Kuwento pa ng direktor, “Because I was there. The entire team was there.
“Krystel and Earl didn’t have years of film experience.
“They had TWO MONTHS.
“And in those two months, they didn’t just learn acting. They had to learn filmmaking.
“Continuity. Marks. Eyelines. Camera limits. Sound. Blocking. Scheduling. Lighting. Repeating the same scene, the same movement, the same emotion again and again because we needed another take. At ang dami pa!
“And it wasn’t only them. We had other actors with Down syndrome, and extras with autism, cerebral palsy, and other disabilities. We wanted them to represent themselves to show their abilities, not their disabilities.”
Dagdag pa ni Direk Sigrid, “Now I’mPerfect is being considered as a contender for the Philippines’ entry to the Oscars, and Krystel and Earl are nominated for Urian as Best Actress and Best Actor.
“I should be celebrating. Pero ang hirap hirap lang talaga.
“Because I’m still seeing the SAME COMMENTS.
“They can work twice as hard, prove themselves again and again, and still be reduced to their disability.
“How much more do they have to prove before it’s enough? Kailan ba magiging sapat?
“And what broke me was realizing I was more affected by those comments than they were.
“Chill na chill lang sila eh.
“Kasi they’ve heard these things their whole lives.
“What mattered to them was finally seeing themselves on the big screen.
“Not as a diagnosis.
“Not as someone people should feel sorry for.”
Paglilinaw pa niya, “They were Krystel playing JESSICA and Earl playing JIRO.
“So criticize the film. My direction. The script. Their performances.
“That’s part of the job.
“But they did NOT “just play themselves.”
“Hindi awa ang pinaghirapan nila.
“Trabaho. Tapang. Talento.
“I didn’t cast them out of pity. I cast them because I saw actors. I believed they could do the job. And they fucking did.
“So the next time you see an actor with a disability on screen, SEE the ACTOR first.
“Watch the performance. Judge the work. Applaud the talent.
“Don’t give them pity. Give them the same RESPECT you give every other actor.”
Samantala, malapit nang mapanood ang “ImPerfect” sa Netflix PH ayon sa kuwento ni Sylvia Sanchez.
Patuloy itong nakatatanggap ng imbistasyon sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa Europa. Naipalabas na ito sa 27th Lucania Film Festival sa Italy at next naman sa Prague, Czech Republic.
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POSTPONED ang announcement ng mapipiling official entry ng Pilipinas sa 99th Academy Awards para sa Best International Feature Film category.
Nakatakda sana itong ilabas, kahapon Setyembre 4 pero nalabas ng official statement ang Film Academy of the Philippines sa pamamagitan ni Jose Paolo Villaluna.
Ang walong pelikula na pagpipilian ay ang “58th” ni Carl Joseph Papa; “All the Things I Leave You (Patawid)” ni Jade Castro; “Filipiñana” ni Rafael Manuel; “I’mPerfect” ni Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo; “Manila’s Finest” ni Raymond Red; “Quezon” ni Jerrold Tarog; “Silenced Nights” ni Lawrence Fajardo; at “Sisa” ni Jun Robles Lana.
Ia-announce ang new date ng announcement kapag natapos ang deliberation ng National Selection Committee.
