Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, the documentary examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines. The film explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime and chronicles Imelda’s present-day push to help her son, Bongbong, win the vice-presidency. To this end, Imelda confidently rewrites her family’s history of corruption, replacing it with a narrative of a matriarch’s extravagant love for her country. In an age when fake news manipulates elections, Imelda’s comeback story serves as a dark fairy tale.
The Kingmaker
The Kingmaker
#politics
#portrait
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- Direction: Lauren Greenfield
- Script: Lauren Greenfield
- Cinematography: Shana Hagan, Lars Skree
- Editing: Per K. Kirkegaard
- Sound: Rasmus Winther Jensen
- Music: Jocelyn Pook
- Production: Evergreen Pictures
- Producers: Frank Evers, Lauren Greenfield
- Co-production: Danish Documentary
- Executive producer: Julie Parker Benello, Bill Haney, Dan Cogan, R.J. Cutler, Geralyn Dreyfous, Lilly Hartley, Patricia Lambrecht, Nion McEvoy, Regina K. Scully, Jamie Wolf
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USA
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 101´
- Contact: Cinobo
- Awards/Distinctions: Documentary Award – Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2019 Audience Award – Warsaw International Film Festival 2019
Lauren Greenfield
For 25 years, Emmy Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield has traveled the world, documenting the excesses of wealth and celebrity that have come to define our culture. Named by the New York Times as “America’s foremost visual chronicler of the plutocracy,” Greenfield has produced groundbreaking work on consumerism, youth culture, and gender, provoking international dialogue about some of the most important issues of our time. The Queen of Versailles was the opening night film of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Director Award and was named by Vogue as one of the top documentaries of all time. Her record-breaking, Super Bowl ad #LikeAGirl (250+ million views) earned her 14 Cannes Lions and the Most Awarded Director by Ad Age, making her the first woman to top this list.
Filmography
2006 Thin
2008 Kids + Money (short)
2010 Fashion Show (short)
2011 Beauty CULTure (short)
2012 Best Night Ever (short)
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2015 Magic City (short)
2018 Generation Wealth
2019 The Kingmaker
2024 Social Studies (TV series)
2008 Kids + Money (short)
2010 Fashion Show (short)
2011 Beauty CULTure (short)
2012 Best Night Ever (short)
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2015 Magic City (short)
2018 Generation Wealth
2019 The Kingmaker
2024 Social Studies (TV series)
