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"My intention was to show Mrs. (Imelda) Marcos as a woman with more than 3,000 shoes. My intention was to show the humanity behind the caricature."
US-based controversial documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz appeared in a court in Makati City to refute the allegations hurled against her by former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
Diaz, author of "Imelda," a biography film featuring the life and times of the former wife of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, denied that the film portrays Mrs. Marcos in a malicious manner.
Imelda’s director said that it was never her intention to reveal the former First Lady in an "unfavorable light," citing that she made careful interviews and even sought Marcos’ approval for the filming.
"I deny having misled Mrs. Marcos into thinking that the filming we were doing was for the purpose of a thesis documentary," Diaz said.
The 45-year-old Diaz also denied that Mrs. Marcos did not authorize her to show the film for public viewing. According to her, she personally signed the release of the film dated December 11, 1996.
"She was aware that we were filming her for a documentary on her life and during the shooting. I would time and time again inform her that other sides will be interviewed – foes and friends alike," Diaz recounted.
Diaz also said that the full-length film has already been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Greece, San Diego, Chicago, and Denver.
All the way from Baltimore, Maryland, Diaz flew to the Philippines hoping to see the premiere of the film.
However, she was caught by surprise when United Pictures Inc., with whom she had an exclusive distribution agreement, informed her that Mrs. Marcos petitioned the courts to stop the film’s public viewing.
"There is nothing defamatory or malicious in Imelda. Many other media personalities have, at one time or another, came up with articles or video on her," Diaz said.
by Hannah Torregoza
‘Filipinos must see history’
Manila (Reuters) – Filipinos born after the overthrow of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos deserve the chance to see a documentary about former first lady Imelda Marcos that she is trying to have banned, the film’s director said yesterday.
Marcos, who said the film reduced her to tears by making a joke of her colorful life, has won a court order temporarily stopping the screening of the award-winning documentary.
But filmmaker Ramona Diaz said she was surprised by Marcos’ angry response to the film, and particularly by her accusation that the director had tricked her into believing the interviews she filmed were intended only for a college project.
"There was no deception at all," the US-based Filipina told reporters in Manila, where the 100-minute Documentary "Imelda" was originally supposed to have premiere yesterday.
"We had many conversations. I have a lot of faxes to her describing what I wanted to do, there were scenes in the film that were her idea and I thought they were great ideas, so we did it."
The court found reasonable grounds in Marcos’ contention that the film was unfair to her and she had been deceived.
Marcos’ extravagant lifestyles and an enormous shoe collection amassed during her husband’s iron-fisted rule for two decades before his ouster in 1986 helped make her probably the world’s most famous Filipino and a target of ridicule.
Diaz, a niece of a former official in the state agency recovering the estimated $5 billion to $10 billion allegedly plundered by the Marcoses, expressed hope that young Filipinos would be able to watch the documentary and make up their own minds.
"She’s a big historical figure. When the Marcoses were in power, they were not yet born. They have no knowledge of her, no memories."
Diaz said she had tried to go beyond the usual stereotypes of Marcos and her 3,000 pairs of shoes by giving her plenty of time to air her side of the story and exploring the cultural backround to the couple’s rule.
"That was my intention, to say behind this caricature is a real person who lives, breathes, and thinks," she said.
"It’s ironic that she filed this, because in some of the Western press, especially the New York critics, it was claimed I was softening Imelda."
The Philippine Supreme Court is set to issue a final decicion on the film soon, and Diaz said she was confident it would rule in her favor.
July 08, 2004, Manila Bulletin
US-based controversial documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz appeared in a court in Makati City to refute the allegations hurled against her by former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
Diaz, author of "Imelda," a biography film featuring the life and times of the former wife of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, denied that the film portrays Mrs. Marcos in a malicious manner.
Imelda’s director said that it was never her intention to reveal the former First Lady in an "unfavorable light," citing that she made careful interviews and even sought Marcos’ approval for the filming.
"I deny having misled Mrs. Marcos into thinking that the filming we were doing was for the purpose of a thesis documentary," Diaz said.
The 45-year-old Diaz also denied that Mrs. Marcos did not authorize her to show the film for public viewing. According to her, she personally signed the release of the film dated December 11, 1996.
"She was aware that we were filming her for a documentary on her life and during the shooting. I would time and time again inform her that other sides will be interviewed – foes and friends alike," Diaz recounted.
Diaz also said that the full-length film has already been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Greece, San Diego, Chicago, and Denver.
All the way from Baltimore, Maryland, Diaz flew to the Philippines hoping to see the premiere of the film.
However, she was caught by surprise when United Pictures Inc., with whom she had an exclusive distribution agreement, informed her that Mrs. Marcos petitioned the courts to stop the film’s public viewing.
"There is nothing defamatory or malicious in Imelda. Many other media personalities have, at one time or another, came up with articles or video on her," Diaz said.
by Hannah Torregoza
‘Filipinos must see history’
Manila (Reuters) – Filipinos born after the overthrow of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos deserve the chance to see a documentary about former first lady Imelda Marcos that she is trying to have banned, the film’s director said yesterday.
Marcos, who said the film reduced her to tears by making a joke of her colorful life, has won a court order temporarily stopping the screening of the award-winning documentary.
But filmmaker Ramona Diaz said she was surprised by Marcos’ angry response to the film, and particularly by her accusation that the director had tricked her into believing the interviews she filmed were intended only for a college project.
"There was no deception at all," the US-based Filipina told reporters in Manila, where the 100-minute Documentary "Imelda" was originally supposed to have premiere yesterday.
"We had many conversations. I have a lot of faxes to her describing what I wanted to do, there were scenes in the film that were her idea and I thought they were great ideas, so we did it."
The court found reasonable grounds in Marcos’ contention that the film was unfair to her and she had been deceived.
Marcos’ extravagant lifestyles and an enormous shoe collection amassed during her husband’s iron-fisted rule for two decades before his ouster in 1986 helped make her probably the world’s most famous Filipino and a target of ridicule.
Diaz, a niece of a former official in the state agency recovering the estimated $5 billion to $10 billion allegedly plundered by the Marcoses, expressed hope that young Filipinos would be able to watch the documentary and make up their own minds.
"She’s a big historical figure. When the Marcoses were in power, they were not yet born. They have no knowledge of her, no memories."
Diaz said she had tried to go beyond the usual stereotypes of Marcos and her 3,000 pairs of shoes by giving her plenty of time to air her side of the story and exploring the cultural backround to the couple’s rule.
"That was my intention, to say behind this caricature is a real person who lives, breathes, and thinks," she said.
"It’s ironic that she filed this, because in some of the Western press, especially the New York critics, it was claimed I was softening Imelda."
The Philippine Supreme Court is set to issue a final decicion on the film soon, and Diaz said she was confident it would rule in her favor.
July 08, 2004, Manila Bulletin
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