Veteran Horror Actress Gets Her Due In SIX DEGREES OF SEPERATION FROM LILIA CUNTAPAY

You may not know Lilia Cuntapay's name, but that's okay. Because after more than thirty years in the biz the reality is that most people don't, not even in the Philippines where she plies her trade. But if you're at all fond of horror films from the region you know her face. Oh, yes. That's a fact. Because Cuntapay has, for decades now, been the go-to face that local directors call on when they need a witch or a ghost for a quality shock. And now she gets her very first lead role in a film that's all about ... her.

The story follows the life of a "popular" bit player nominated for the first time in her 30-year showbiz career. Wanting to deliver the perfect thank you speech, she writes, re-writes, erases and re-writes again as her everyday encounters, pre-Awards Night jitters and too many unsolicited advice overwhelm her mind.

Though the awards featured in director Antoinette Jadone's moc-doc are fake Cuntapay is every inch the real thing and, clearly, she has a fabulous sense of humor to play along like this. When you've got a poster like the one above - far and away one of the best I've seen all year - your trailer has a lot to live up to and this one does. This looks like great fun.

Six Degrees Of Separation From Lilia Cuntapay will debut as part of the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival.