Call Her Ganda

Released Sep 21, 2018

1 hr. 33 min.

Documentary

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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.

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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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01/31/23

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Ben Sachs

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Potent and eye-opening.

Mar 4, 2020

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

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.

Sep 27, 2018

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

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

Sep 20, 2018

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

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.

May 24, 2019

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

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.

Rated: 8

Nov 3, 2018

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Juan Barquin

L.A. Weekly

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

Oct 16, 2018

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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
Executive Producer: Jim Butterworth, Daniel J. Chalfen, James Costa, Abigail Disney, Barbara Dobkin, Gini Reticker
Screenwriter: PJ Raval, Victoria Chalk
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: Naked Edge Films, The Ford Foundation, Fork Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Filipino
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2018

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