CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 2h 0m

The Machine That Killed Bad People

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The Machine That Killed Bad People is about the cultural and political history of the Philippines leading up to the overthrow of President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. It also addresses the role of electronic media in the struggle for power, and more broadly, American intervention in the Third World. Using a structure that emulates the way television news programs construct meaning through fragmentation, the tape interweaves clips of Filipino activists and reporters, a fictional television anchorwoman and correspondent, commentary by independent filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha, Fagin's off-camera voice and script, and anonymous excerpts from commercial television.

Directed bySteve Fagin

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 0m
Language
EN
Released
February 14, 1990

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Steve Fagin

Trịnh T. Minh-hà

Trịnh T. Minh-hà

Constance DeJong

Constance DeJong

Ron Vawter

Ron Vawter

Creative team
Directed by
Steve Fagin

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