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A Thousand Cuts

A Thousand Cuts
Documentary | 2020 | NR. 1hr 50min
CAST: Rodrigo R. Duterte, Pia Ranada, Maria Ressa DIRECTOR: Ramona S. Diaz VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM | CLOSES 8/20

In 2016, outsider candidate Rodrigo Duterte upset the political establishment in the Philippines by winning the presidency and promising vengeance and violence. Within hours of taking office, bodies piled up in the streets. Rappler, the country’s top online news site, investigated the murders and revealed a government-sanctioned drug war targeting poor addicts instead of lucrative dealers. In an attempt to suppress independent reporting, Duterte unleashed a powerful disinformation campaign that spread like wildfire throughout social media.

Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz follows key players from two sides of an increasingly dangerous war between press and government. Representing the journalists is fearless Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, who, despite arrests and harassment, continues to publish articles holding a lawless regime accountable. On the other side, influencers such as pop-star-turned-government-secretary Mocha Uson start incendiary social media movements and General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa spearheads a public execution campaign against addicts. As each side digs in, we become witness to an epic and ongoing fight for the integrity of human life and truth itself—a conflict that extends beyond the Philippines into our own divisive backyard.

Livestream Q&A, 8/9 at 8am PT:

Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz and Maria Ressa in conversation with Christiane Amanpour. Access the livestream here.
        


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Reviews
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.
Jessica Kiang, Variety
Provides an expansive, revealing look at the current Filipino political situation, and it doesn't feel like it's warning viewers about what will happen in America, so much as telling us what's coming next.
Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
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