Controversial National Artist awardee Carlo J.Caparas revealed to GMANews.TV that he has been in talks with Spirit of EDSA Foundation founders Chris Carrion and Boy Saycon to direct a film about EDSA 1 and EDSA2.
Caparas' raison d'etre for the film: "EDSA 1 and EDSA 2. After EDSA 1, maski sino na lang na komentarista, member ng media, puwede nang sumigaw at murahin ang mga presidente. Ang ibig kong sabihin, abuse natin of democracy. Lahat ng grievances,imbes na pag-usapan sa mesa . . . kamukha ngayon, sa National Artist, [sa halip na] magkaunawaan ang NCCA at CCP, dadalhin na ng CCP sa kalye, at doon na sila mag-iingay. Parang nakita nila ang bisa ng EDSA noon, na araw-araw, maski hindi na ka-EDSA-EDSA, ginagawa pa rin nila na EDSA ang sitwasyon."
Last Wednesday, previous National Artist awardees Napoleon Abueva, Benedicto Cabrera, Bienvenido Lumbera, Virgilio Almario and Arturo Luz filed a petition with the Supreme Court to block the conferment of National Artists awards to Caparas, NCCA director Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, fashion designer Pitoy Moreno, and architect Bobby Mañosa.
Saycon justified his choice of director by saying, "Si Carlo ang kinausap namin diyan dahil madali niyang ma-interpret ang gusto namin na mas makataong interpretasyon. We have to reach out to the majority, not only to the elite...In good faith, we believed in Carlo's capability to produce the [movie] for us long before [the National Artist] controversy. It does not change our position," he told GMANews.TV.
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