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Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child
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"Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child. It's now gotten very limited. They only make action movies and hard-core exploitation movies. Women get raped; men get shot"

- Jessica Hagedorn

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This quote by Jessica Hagedorn speaks with the altering landscape of the Filipino movie market. Growing up in the Philippines, she was exposed to a wide variety of movies, now the market has actually ended up being minimal to action films and hard-core exploitation films. This shift in the industry is worrying, as it perpetuates violence against women and men. It is a plain contrast to the range of films she was exposed to as a child, and it is a reminder of the power of the film industry to form culture and worths. It is a call to action to make sure that the movie market in the Philippines is not limited to violence and exploitation, but instead is a platform for varied stories and viewpoints.

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Philippines Flag This quote is written / told by Jessica Hagedorn somewhere between April 29, 1949 and today. She was a famous Playwright from Philippines. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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