'What the vice president has done and what Maria has done is given me a front-row seat to history, right? And what I do is I bear witness,' filmmaker Ramona Diaz says
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.'What the vice president has done and what Maria has done is given me a front-row seat to history, right? And what I do is I bear witness,' filmmaker Ramona Diaz sayspremiered at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on Friday, August 9, at the cinema of Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City.
The documentary, which has a running time of 113 minutes, captures the emergence of the grassroots “pink” movement during the 2022 presidential elections, when former vice president Leni Robredo ran for office. Robredo was up against the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos,Numerous notable figures were present at the advance screening. See them here:Before the screening began, Robredo gave the opening remarks.
Meanwhile, Diaz shared that when she creates films, she does it with the intention of having the audience experience what she was able to bear witness to.
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