A Word from the Director
Mike De Leon imagined Citizen Jake “as an indictment of the Duterte regime using its horrific forerunner [the Marcoses] as a template of authoritarian rule,” and he caused a stir, as usual, in posting this promotional short for the film on social media. This short is essentially a Director's Statement in video essay form, and has been screened at New York's MoMA in their Mike De Leon retrospective.
- Year: 2018
- Country: Philippines
- Genre: Documentary
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- Keyword: behind the scenes, montage, archive footage, news footage
- Director: Mike de Leon
- Cast: Mike de Leon