“Comeback” Queen Imelda Marcos: ‘The Kingmaker’ Exposes Former Philippines First Lady’s Designs On Dynasty

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The Philippines, and its long tug of war between democracy and autocracy, is the subject of two timely documentaries

If The Shoe Fits: Director Lauren Greenfield Sizes Up Imelda Marcos In Awards Contender ‘The Kingmaker’“I started filming with [Imelda] in 2014 after I found out about Animal Island, an island of African animals that she and President Marcos created in 1976 in the South China Sea,” Greenfield tells Deadline. “I was just so fascinated by her comeback story after the things we all remembered, which was fleeing the Philippines and leaving in the palace 3,000 pairs of shoes.

“When I began the project I thought of her more as this empress dowager,” Greenfield allows. “As the project progressed it became clear that she was interested in getting back into power for her family. That started to become a reality even though it seemed like nothing like that could happen when I began.”

“Duterte has made no secret that he admired [President Ferdinand] Marcos,” the director notes. “I think the appeal of the strongman is something [shared] with the Marcos regime and with Duterte. They both have trampled on democratic institutions, whether it is an independent judiciary, a free press, the independence of congress, squelching the opposition. That, I think, has been really the shocking part of what happens with the rise of Duterte.”earned a theatrical release in the U.S.

 

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