Sassa Gurl (middle) in a scene from “Balota.” Picture: Courtesy of Cultural Heart of the Philippines
Whereas Sassa Gurl is aware of she did her character justice within the Cinemalaya 2024 movie “Balota,” she defined that one of many the explanation why she did her greatest is to characterize the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood.
The content material creator-actress is ready to make her Cinemalaya debut with “Balota,” which revolves round electoral violence. The Kip Oebanda-helmed movie stars Marian Rivera, Will Ashley, Joel Saracho, Donna Cariaga and Gardo Verzosa.
“Really feel ko marami pa akong enchancment na kailangan… pero binigay ko ang greatest ko,” she instructed reporters on the sidelines of Cinemalaya’s press convention. “Binigyan ko ng kulay at buhay ang character ko. Hindi lang naman para sa’kin ito. Ito ay illustration sa mga queer artists na bigyan pa kami ng mas maraming trabaho. Ginawa ko ito para sa neighborhood namin.”
(I really feel I might nonetheless enhance, however I did my greatest. I gave shade and life to my character. This isn’t for me alone. It is a illustration of queer artists in hopes that we’ll be given extra jobs. I did this for our neighborhood.)
Sassa Gurl is joyful that her Cinemalaya debut is a movie that “matches her advocacy and branding,” whereas noting that she would have humorous moments — or, in keeping with her, “nilaro,” nevertheless it’s executed with “consent.”
“Kadalasan, hindi ako nakakakuha ng political roles. Pero ngayon, joyful ako kasi might contact ng actuality naming kabaklaan. Paano nga ba nakakarelate ang mga bading sa eleksyon. Maraming papansin na bading sa eleksyon, alam niyo yan,” she mentioned.
(I normally don’t get political roles. However now, I’m joyful that this movie touches on the fact of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood. How does the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood relate to the elections? Plenty of queer folks have a tendency to attract consideration to themselves.)
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The content material creator additionally identified that it’s “necessary” for her to tackle politically centered tasks because it’s related to the viewers. “Talagang mahalaga na i-educate natin ang lahat tungkol sa mga advocacies at political points sa bansa natin.”
“Hindi naman basta dapat ginagamit ang platform para sa clout,” she continued. “Ginagamit din ito para ma-influence ang mga tao mag-isip in another way, at siyempre, i-challenge ang system na meron tayo.”
(It’s necessary to coach folks in regards to the advocacies and political points in our nation. Our platform shouldn’t solely be used for clout. Additionally it is used to affect folks to assume in another way and naturally, problem the system that we’ve.)
Marian Rivera (third from left), together with director Kip Oebanda (middle) and the solid of Cinemalaya 2024 movie “Balota” at a press convention in Manila. Picture: Courtesy of Cultural Heart of the Philippines
When requested how tales of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood must be instructed in mainstream media, Sassa Gurl mentioned it’s about giving alternatives to queer artists because it permits them to take up area.
“Kilalanin ang mga bakla, mag-explore. Magazine-explore sa buhay ng mga bakla. Bigyan ng alternatives ang queer artists, queer writers, queer administrators — bigyan kami ng area. Ang pinakamaganda at efficient [na taong] magkekwento ng kabaklaan ay bakla din,” she mentioned.
“Dapat bigyan kami ng area para mabigyan ng kulay ang buhay ng mga kabaklaan. Kapag ikaw ay bakla, ipaglaban mo ang kapwa mong bakla kung nasaan man, pwedeng sa performing, style, medisina or no matter, dahil ito ay mahalaga. Kailangan ng illustration para sa isa’t isa,” she continued.
(Know the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, discover. Discover our lives. Present alternatives to queer artists, writers and administrators — and permit us to take up area. The one who will greatest and most successfully inform tales in regards to the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood is us. We should be given the area to offer shade and life to our neighborhood. In the event you’re a part of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood, you will need to battle to your neighborhood regardless of the place you’re — performing, style, drugs or no matter — as a result of that is necessary. We have to characterize one another.)
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Sassa Gurl (middle) in a behind-the-scenes take a look at “Balota.” Picture: Courtesy of Cultural Heart of the Philippines
Going again to her efficiency in “Balota,” Sassa Gurl mentioned she needed to do her greatest no matter whether or not she wins an award or not. But when she does win a Finest Supporting Actress award, she joked that she would curse the viewers in her speech.
“Ay, mumurahin ko kayong lahat. P*t*ng in* niyo, deserve ko ‘to,” she mentioned, eliciting laughter from the reporters.
