If there’s one film that should be included in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), it should be Saving Sally – an off-the-cuff romantic-comedy starring Rhian Ramos and Enzo Marcos peppered with a lot of witty/ uber geeky writing, and a whole slew of green screen animation.
Stunning Visuals of “Saving Sally”
“Saving Sally” was a short-story-turned-indie-film, about love, friendship, sci-fi and fantasy. From the trailer, the film borrows a lot of pop-culture and geek references. It also employs a good chunk of dialogue in English, which is a very different approach to conventional Pinoy films. Could this be something that would entice non-local movie watchers to finally take a trip down their favorite cinema and watch a locally produced feature length movie?
Rhian Ramos as Sally, the quirky inventor girl.
The Plot
Marty (Enzo Marcos) is an aspiring comic-book artist who is secretly in love with his best friend, Sally (Rhian Ramos), the gadget inventor. Like every love story, there are complications: Sally has monsters for parents and a dick for a boyfriend, while Marty has the innate ability to do nothing about everything despite his vivid fantasies of defending the love of his life from the big bad world.
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A fresh and a good break from your usual MMFF films.
The music-video-like visual treatment alone makes me want to watch this film. Actually everything about this film screams to the geek inside of me — and we hope it resonates to everyone else as well. Geeks unite, yo!
Saving Sally is one of the 27 films submitted to this year’s MMFF vying for for the coveted 1 of 8 slots. Finalists for the MMFF will be announced this Friday, November 18 and we are hoping that this alternative film be one of those 8!
To show your support, please share, tweet, and retweet about the film and just let people know that such a lush film exists! Don’t forget to include this hashtag #SavingSallyForMMFF .
Saving Sally MMFF entry
Check out people’s reaction and show of support:
https://twitter.com/kamellapv/status/794772824976035844
Yung Saving Sally!! Sana mapili sa MMFF! Tagal na naming hinihintay 'to Master @whianwamos 🙌💕 pic.twitter.com/d5vKtH2XAl
— yelyahj 🐰 (@freenbaebae) September 20, 2016
#SavingSallyforMMFF I've been waiting for this movie since high school omfg pls
— geloyellow (@GeloYellow) November 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/girlwhocriedowl/status/798097299360468996
https://twitter.com/kamellapv/status/794772824976035844
https://twitter.com/kamellapv/status/794772824976035844
Something to look forward this december 🙂 @whianwamos Excited na koooo #SavingSallyForMMFF
— Mami to Honey to GF real quick 😚 (@YesToDadeyFreen) October 29, 2016
I was just 8 years old when I first saw the trailer and I was so excited. I'm now 14 and still very excited for #SavingSallyForMMFF
— Nathania T. Quijano (@Giollane) September 24, 2016
Can’t get enough of “Saving Sally”? Enjoy the other trailers of the film! The playlist include 2006 Saving Sally trailer (yes, 10 years ago!!!).
Saving Sally is directed by Avid Liongoren with the screenplay by Charlene Sawit-Esguerra.
Here’s wishing nothing but the best for the film and, if it doesn’t make it to MMFF, we hope it screens in theaters soon anyway. But since there’s a day left before the decision…fellow geeks, we implore you, let’s give these guys the support that they need! #SavingSallyForMMFF
