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| Directed by | Various (see below) |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Rights (also known as Rights Volume I) is a 2007 Filipino short anthology documentary film produced by the collectives Southern Tagalog Exposure and the Free Jonas Burgos Movement. A compilation of independently produced public service announcements, the film is themed around the "present human rights situation in the Philippines".[1] Filmmakers Sunshine Matutina and Kiri Dalena made the film to bring attention to the enforced disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos in April 2007, a case which has remained unsolved as of 2023.[2]
In September 2007, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) gave the film a controversial "X" rating for "undermin[ing] the faith and confidence of the government", which prompted criticisms of censorship against the board; the rating was lowered to R-13 a week later.
- ^ Andrade, Jeannette I. (September 22, 2007). "'Rights' film's X-rated slammed". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A18. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Burgos, Edita Tronqued (April 28, 2022). "READ | Edita Burgos pens open letter to VP Leni, as mother to mother, on 15th year of Jonas's enforced disappearance". BusinessMirror. Retrieved April 2, 2023.