A Thousand Cuts
Year: 2020
Country:
USA, PHILIPPINES
Language:
English, Tagalog
Run Time:
115 minutes
Outsider candidate, Rodrigo Duterte, disrupted the Philippines’ stagnant political system when he won the 2016 presidential election. He appealed to the disenfranchised working class and the poor by acknowledging their struggles and promising better futures. His campaign lauded those often forgotten by offering them redemption and promising bloody revenge. Mere hours after his inauguration, the first dead body surfaced. As the “war on drugs” death toll rose, Rappler, an independent news source, launched an investigation into the suspicious killings and uncovered a war on the poor. Unable to silence the resilient journalists with threats of arrest and disbandment, the “social media president” launched a sordid disinformation campaign attacking their credibility on social media. Led by Rappler CEO, Maria Ressa, the team of journalists bravely stays the course, driven by a commitment to the truth and a desire to hold those in power accountable. Eerily universal, the documentary exposes worldwide corrosion of democracy. A THOUSAND CUTS— a timely and urgent political thriller—will have you questioning everything you see and read on social media in the age of fake news. (In English and Tagalog with subtitles) — R.R.
CIFF44 Screenings
Monday, March 30, 2020 at 6:25 PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 2:05 PM
Wednesday, April 01, 2020 at 11:20 AM
Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebars
Checks and Balances
Pan-Asian Cinema
Women of the World
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Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Director
Ramona S. Diaz
Producers
Ramona S. Diaz, Leah Marino, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn
Cinematography
Gabriel Goodenough, Jeffrey Johnson
Editing
Leah Marino
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