Call Her Ganda

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Call Her Ganda

2018,

1h 33m,

Documentary

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13 Reviews

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78%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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78%

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When a transgender Filipina woman is found dead in a motel room and the leading suspect is a U.S. Marine, grassroots activists demand accountability. The ensuing case lays bare political tensions between the United States and the Philippines.

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Mar 4, 2020

Potent and eye-opening.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Sep 27, 2018

Even with its stumbling nature... "Call Her Ganda" is still a valiant effort to fuse inquiry, testimony, heart and protest in dealing with its complex intertwining of facts and issues.

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

Sep 20, 2018

"My life has value," Ms. Laude once declared. She was right, and this film takes that truth to heart.

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

May 24, 2019

Laude's family is the heart of the film, however, and the love for their daughter, sister, aunt, and friend shows that they (and she) deserve justice.

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Nov 3, 2018

8

Following one of the most gut-wrenching events in the history of the Filipino trans movement, Call Her Ganda is a staggering and thought-provoking documentary on the epidemic of violence against LGBTQ people.

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Juan Barquin

L.A. Weekly

Oct 16, 2018

Call Her Ganda works best when it's focused on Laude and the case of her murder, an overwhelming showcase of empathy and persistence in the face of American racism and transmisogyny

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Han R

Dec 27, 2018

Movie ï¿ 1/2Call Her Gandaï¿ 1/2Â? locates further intersections of the personal and the political. I enjoyed that movie on boxxy software app.

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Rey W

Sep 29, 2018

I just saw this today at the Syracuse university Human Rights film festival and it is the most moving documentary I have seen. It beautifully weaves personal tradegy, political movements, and historical context to create a result that shows the complexity of our world. Absolutely stunning, a must see.

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PJ Raval

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PJ Raval

Screenwriter

Victoria Chalk

Screenwriter

Jim Butterworth

Executive Producer

Daniel J. Chalfen

Executive Producer

James Costa

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

When a transgender Filipina woman is found dead in a motel room and the leading suspect is a U.S. Marine, grassroots activists demand accountability. The ensuing case lays bare political tensions between the United States and the Philippines.

Director: PJ Raval
Producer: Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala, PJ Raval, Marty Syjuco, Lisa Valencia-Svensson
Screenwriter: PJ Raval, Victoria Chalk
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: The Ford Foundation, Fork Films, Naked Edge Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Filipino
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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