Friday, September 6, 2013

SAPI Premieres Tonight!



SAPI premieres tonight. SAPI is Brillante Ma Mendoza's entry into the realm of satirical horror or satire with horror elements, whichever you prefer. At Tiff.net, Steve Gravestock writes:

One of the masters of contemporary Philippine cinema, Brillante Ma Mendoza embarks on a very different course with his most recent film, the alternately hilarious and terrifying Sapi, a caustic media satire and horror film about the lengths news services will go to capture and capitalize on a story.
The film follows two competing television news teams as they chase a variety of leads, gradually zeroing in on an impending and possibly apocalyptic storm, and a middle-aged teacher who may or may not be possessed by a demon. Writer and actress Raquel Villavicencio plays the ruthless head of the top-rated network, coming off as a Tagalog variation on Faye Dunaway's fabled character in Network. Her team has eschewed covering politics in favour of triedand- true tabloid fodder: demonic possession.


SAPI Screening Times:
Friday, Sept 6th, 10:00 PM SCOTIABANK 3
Saturday, Sept 7th, 9:45 PM SCOTIABANK 10
Sunday, Sept 15th, 3:00 PM SCOTIABANK 14

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