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A Thousand Cuts

Name: A Thousand Cuts
Director: Ramona S. Díaz
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020
Duration: 100 min

Directed by Ramona S. Díaz

2020•100 min

Where to watchAvailability in the U.S.

Genre: Documentary
Topic: Justice
Mood: Gripping
Language: English Filipino
Featured in: A Life’s Work

Synopsis

Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Journalist Maria Ressa places the tools of the free press—and her freedom—on the line in defense of truth and democracy.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Gotham Independent Film Awards

Best Documentary (2020)

Winner

Sundance Film Festival

premiere (2020)

Footnote

Social impact
Its subject, journalist Maria Ressa, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for the fight against disinformation and press-freedom persecution that the film documents