Muling nagpakawala ng matitinding salita ang direktor ng "On the Job: The Missing 8" laban sa award-winning actor na si John Arcilla, kaugnay pa rin ng isyung hindi nito pagbanggit sa kaniya bilang direktor o maging sa pangalan ng pelikula, sa unang social media posting nito kaugnay ng pagkilala ng senado sa kaniyang kahusayan bilang aktor.
Direk Erik Matti, inisnab; tinawag na 'bastos' si John Arcilla, Star Magic
Iba raw kasi ang sinabi nito sa kaniya sa pribadong mensahe, aniya sa IG post. "Gaslighting" daw ang ginawa ni Arcilla sa kaniya.
"Please stop gaslighting me in your private messages making me feel like I overreacted on your deliberate remiss to mention our film On The Job: The Missing 8 that gave you the Volpi Cup in the Venice Film Festival," ani Matti.
"Your constant posts mentioning me in gratitude for the award over and over again already feels like a sarcastic insulting mention (even if you probably mean it by heart), as if my issue is that I needed you to recognize and thank me in your posts, which is not really the whole point of why I called you out. I don’t need you to thank me. Stop patronizing me. Your performance is yours. Thank the movie that made it possible to give you the chance to bring Sisoy Salas to life."
"Let’s move on from this. And I mean move on from this. As in, now. Your social media posts are different from your private messages to me. Stop posting just for damage control."
"I just wanted you to realize that every piece of recognition and accolade we get in the work we do is really done by a team of hardworking staff and crew that made it possible. That your Volpi Cup is not just about you and your talent. That in a lousy movie without the blood sweat and tears of talented and skilled filmmakers, John Arcillla’s performance will not be recognized."
"I hope that with this, you start to realize that anything we get out of the movies we make, no matter how talented we are, is really not just about us but because of the hardwork of everyone involved in the making of it."
"You are not the film. I am not the film. A film is the sum of everyone working on it not just you and me."
"This ends now," ayon sa direktor.
Matatandaang matapos ang pag-call out ni Matti kay Arcilla gayundin sa Star Magic ay agad na inedit ng aktor ang kaniyang naunang mga pasasalamat posts.
Sa isa pang IG post ay nagpasalamat si Arcilla sa pelikula, sa direktor, at sa lahat ng mga bumubuo rito.
Wala pang tugon, reaksiyon, o pahayag si Arcilla tungkol dito.
