Showtime Documentary Films is taking The Kingmaker, about the Marcos family’s political reign in The Philippines, to the Venice Film Festival. The doc from Emmy-winning director Lauren Greenfield (…
According to Showtime’s description:explores and exposes the Marcos family’s long history of corruption, extravagance and brutality, including Calauit Island, a safari park that favors the well-being of its exotic animals to the detriment of the people living there., the country’s former first lady and powerful leader in her own right, who divided a nation. Now 90 years old, Imelda Marcos continues to influence the revival of authoritarianism in the Philippines.
,” said Vinnie Malhotra, executive vice president of nonfiction programming for Showtime Networks. “Lauren Greenfield’s tireless efforts give dimension to a figure who has at once fascinated and vexed not only the people of the Philippines, but people worldwide. The result is as riveting as it is enlightening.”is produced by Frank Evers of Evergreen Pictures for SHOWTIME. Julie Parker Benello, Dan Cogan, R.J.
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