Raging Grace had its world premiere at SXSW in 2023, where it was awarded the two highest honours - Best Film in Competition & Best Debut. At its European Premiere at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, it swept the awards picking up the Critics Prize, the Audience Award & the Youth Best Film Award. At MotelX, the film was finalist for the Melies d’argent and played in competition at Sitges International Film Festival as part of Noves Visions in October 2023. It had its Canadian Premiere at Fantasia and Asian Premiere at Busan International Film Festival where it was programmed for Midnight Passions. Raging Grace was recently awarded with Critics’ Circle nomination for Best British Newcomer plus two BIFA nominations for Raindance Maverick Award & Best Breakthrough Producer.
Raging Grace has been theatrically released in North Americ, the UK and other territories.
Written & directed by Paris Zarcilla
Produced by Chi Thai
Starring Max Eigenmann, Jaeden Boadilla & Leanne Best with David Hayman
Cinematography by Joel Honeywell
Production & Costume Design by Amy Addison
Music & Audio Design by Jon Clarke
Edited by Christopher CF Chow
Casting by Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell
“Raging Grace's heady blend of horror, history, & midnight humour announces the arrival of an exciting new filmmaking talent in writer-director Paris Zarcilla. The story of a Filipina house cleaner & her young daughter confronting Britain's racial & class divides, Raging Grace is both frank & elusive, a film that subverts expectations on its way to a stirring conclusion. In cleverly employing genre tropes to explore vast socio-political matters, Zarcilla has crafted a resonant, urgent work about labour, legacy, & diaspora.”