A THOUSAND CUTS - Ramona S. Diaz, Maria Ressa, Christiane Amanpour

In this episode, Film Forum Presents a conversation with A THOUSAND CUTS filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz and its subject, the Filipino-American investigative journalist Maria Ressa. The film follows Ressa, whose fearless critiques of The Philippines’ autocratic President Rodrigo Duterte, via her popular news site Rappler, recently resulted in an alleged “cyber libel" conviction punishable by up to six years in prison. A THOUSAND CUTS is currently available for home viewing in our Virtual Cinema, at www.filmforum.org. All rental fees support Film Forum. The discussion was moderated by journalist and host of shows on PBS and CNN, Christiane Amanpour.