Ramona S. Diaz Trailers

Docwomentary: Women Behind the Lens Trailer

Ramona Diaz is an award-winning Filipino-American documentary filmmaker whose films have screened at Sundance, the Berlinale, Tribeca, the Viennale, IDFA, and many other top-tier film festivals. All of Ramona's feature-length films—Imelda (2004), The Learning (2011), Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey (2012), Motherland (2017) and her latest film A Thousand Cuts (2020) - which chronicles the crackdown on the Philippine press and the work of journalist Maria Ressa, now a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Motherland won an award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and had its international premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best Documentary, a Peabody Award, and a Gaward Urian Award from the Filipino Film Critics. She has received funding from ITVS, Sundance, CAAM, Tribeca, Catapult Film Fund, Chicken & Egg, MacArthur Foundation, the IDA, Cinereach and Creative Capital, among others. Ramona served as a film envoy for the American Film Showcase, a joint program of the U.S. Dept. of State and the USC School of Cinematic Arts that brings American films to audiences worldwide. She has conducted master classes and production workshops all over the world. Ramona was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) in 2016, and in 2017 received a Women at Sundance Fellowship and a Chicken & Egg Pictures Breakthrough Filmmaker Award. She is a current recipient of a U.S. Artist Fellowship. Ramona is a graduate of Emerson College and holds an MA from Stanford University.

Most Popular Ramona S. Diaz Trailers

Total trailers found: 11

And So It Begins Trailer (2024)

21 August 2024

Amidst the traditional pomp and circumstance of Filipino elections, a quirky people’s movement rises to defend the nation against deepening threats to truth and democracy.

DFW Punk Trailer (2008)

07 August 2008

DFW Punk, covering the Dallas/Ft. Worth punk/new wave scene. If you thought Texas in the late ’70s was all about urban cowboys, country tunes and bible-thumping, get ready to be proved dead wrong.

Imelda Trailer (2003)

23 November 2003

A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.

Docwomentary: Women Behind the Lens Trailer (2019)

15 October 2019

A filmmaker explores why women are at the forefront of documentary filmmaking in the Philippines by chronicling their narratives of struggle and victories as they navigate the masculine filmmaking industry.

Motherland Trailer (2017)

21 January 2017

The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines.

Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey Trailer (2013)

16 March 2013

Follows the real life rock-n-roll fairy tale story of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from You Tube to become the front man for iconic American rock band, Journey, thereby becoming the latest performer to go from the Internet to real life celebrity.

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Trailer (1997)

24 June 1997

Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.

The Learning Trailer (2011)

20 September 2011

Synopsis One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines.

A Thousand Cuts Trailer (2020)

23 January 2020

Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Give Up Tomorrow Trailer (2011)

06 April 2011

When a teenager from a political family in the Philippines is accused of a double murder, the country’s entire judicial system is put to the test after years of alleged corruption.

Sheesh, A Taylor Love Story Trailer (2026)

14 June 2026

Follows Mac Coronel, a call center agent by day and drag performer by night, whose viral Taylor Swift–inspired performances transform malls and plazas across Manila into sanctuaries of joy and belonging.