"The Kingmaker" Imelda Marcos documentary film will make way to PH premiere at CCP

The acclaimed documentary about former first lady, Imelda Marcos will pave its way to Philippine premiere on January 29, 2020.

The Emmy- Award winning, "The Kingmaker" by Lauren Greenfield, the filmmaker and photographer of the documentary, will be screened on January 29 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). "A way of making artistic expression engage with issues that we feel are very important to tackle.” stated by the CCP vice president and artistic director Chris Millado on screening of "The Kingmaker." The 100-minute documentary film exposes the disturbing legacy during the Marcos regime and the family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines. Millano also added, “The CCP as a government cultural institution has a contentious history, so it cannot be denied that Imelda founded this during the Marcos years, that Imelda was the main patron for the establishment of this institution. But it also cannot be denied that the Marcos regime had its excesses in terms of corruption, and its human rights record. And it also cannot be denied that they have been convicted in courts for this." "The Kingmaker" is the first documentary film to be invited to all four top festivals – Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and London – and has since garnered a Writers Guild Nomination, three Critics’ Choice Nominations, and the Critics’ Choice honor for the “Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.” For ticket inquiries, call the CCP Box Office at (02) 8832-3704, or TicketWorld at (02) 8891-9999