A Word from the Director

The read

It runs a compact 5m.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Mike de LeonDirector

Cast

• Mike de LeonNarrator

Themes