Duterte‘s despicable practices and particularly his “War on Drugs” campaign have been the theme of a number of documentaries recently, with “On the President’s Orders” being included in our Best Documentaries of 2019 list. Ramona S. Diaz also deals with the same subject through the presentation of the life and work of Maria Ressa, co-founder and executive of Rappler, and an individual who has been persecuted by the current regime in every way possible.
“A Thousand Cuts” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The documentary unfolds in five axes, all of which are presented through Ressa’s life, with the approach highlighting the view of the insider in the best fashion. The first axis revolves around the practices of Duterte since he was a mayor, including both the war on drugs and the spreading of fake news and his overall media campaign, which brings us to the...
“A Thousand Cuts” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The documentary unfolds in five axes, all of which are presented through Ressa’s life, with the approach highlighting the view of the insider in the best fashion. The first axis revolves around the practices of Duterte since he was a mayor, including both the war on drugs and the spreading of fake news and his overall media campaign, which brings us to the...
- 10/31/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It almost feels like a cheat, or an unfair advantage, to have such unfettered access to a documentary subject like Maria Ressa. Not to downplay the impressive craftsmanship that makes director Ramona S. Diaz’s pacy, engrossing, galvanizing film “A Thousand Cuts” feel more like a political thriller than an off-the-cuff investigation into embattled journalism in the Philippines, but Ressa’s seemingly boundless energy, good humor and intelligence make her basically a power plant for the manufacture of inspiration in embattled times. You may go in knowing little about her — perhaps just that she was one of the four “Guardians” (Jamal Khashoggi being another) to be named Time’s Person of the Year for 2018. But you come out more profoundly aware than ever of the gathering darkness of our current geopolitical moment, and more fervently grateful that there are torchbearers like Maria Ressa to lead us to the light.
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- 2/7/2020
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
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