
"Chronicling the Current War on Press Freedom in the Philippines, "A THOUSAND CUTS" The New Documentary from Filmmaker Ramona S.
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^ "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". ^ In ‘A Thousand Cuts’ a Journalist Risks Her Life Exposing the Philippines’ Dictator | IndieWire. ^ 'A Thousand Cuts' Documentary Tracks Disinformation In Dueterte's Philippines : NPR. The site's critical consensus reads, "A sobering documentary and a stark warning, A Thousand Cuts underscores the importance of the press at a pivotal moment in world history." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 81 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". With stunning cinematography, DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS is a feature-length documentary film that is a double-murder investigation, seeking to learn about the. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews, with an average of 8.2/10. Reception Ī Thousand Cuts received positive reviews from film critics. The film was released in the United States through virtual cinema on August 7, 2020, followed by its Frontline broadcast on January 8, 2021. It also screened at AFI Docs on June 19, 2020. honestly, A Thousand Cuts draws so deeply from Hard. distribution rights to the film, and briefly made the film available without charge for a limited time on YouTube for Philippine users on June 12 ( Independence Day). The film is essentially a two character piece, with Frank and Lance each arguing one side of the debate. PBS Distribution and Frontline acquired U.S. The other book came out when DVD’s were supplanting film collecting and there were still plenty of video stores you could rent movies from every day. It was also set to screen at South by Southwest in March 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In some ways, A Thousand Cuts is a sequel to another book about film collectors, Land of a Thousand Balconies by Jack Stevenson, published in 2003. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020. It also follows Mocha Uson, Samira Gutoc, and Bato dela Rosa as they campaign for seats in the Philippine senate. It primarily follows Maria Ressa, the founder of the online news site Rappler, which has been subject to scrutiny by Duterte and his supporters, and writers for the website including Pia Rañada, Patricia Evangelista and Rambo Talabong. It follows the conflicts between the press and the Philippine government under president Rodrigo Duterte.