A Thousand Cuts (2020 film)

A Thousand Cuts
Official poster
Directed byRamona S. Diaz
Written byRamona S. Diaz[1]
Produced by
  • Julie Goldman
  • Christopher Clements
  • Carolyn Hepburn
  • Ramona Diaz
  • Leah Marino
Cinematography
  • Gabriel Goodenough
  • Jeffrey Johnson
Edited byLeah Marino
Music bySam Lipman
Production
companies
Distributed byPBS Distribution
Release dates
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (Sundance)
  • August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Philippines
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

A Thousand Cuts is a 2020 Philippine-American documentary film about Maria Ressa, the founder of the online news site Rappler.[2] Directed by Ramona Diaz, it explores the conflicts between the press and the Filipino government under President Rodrigo Duterte.[3]

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020. It was released in the United States in a limited release and virtual cinemas on August 7, 2020, by PBS Distribution, and was followed by a broadcast on the program Frontline on January 8, 2021.

  1. ^ "A Thousand Cuts". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ 'A Thousand Cuts' Documentary Tracks Disinformation In Dueterte's Philippines : NPR
  3. ^ In 'A Thousand Cuts' a Journalist Risks Her Life Exposing the Philippines' Dictator | IndieWire