Welcome to POV.
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of
Wisconsin Public Television's Director's Cut.
Tonight, we bring you a documentary critics have called
heartbreaking and inspirational in PJ Raval's "Call her Ganda."
Raval's film follows the media and political firestorm
that ensued after the murder of Jennifer Laude,
a twenty-six year-old Filipino transgender woman
at the hands of a U.S. Marine, nineteen-year-old
lance corporal, Joseph Scott Pemberton.
"Call Her Ganda" has been described as a
modern day, David and Goliath.
Comprising the underdog side
are a trio of motivated, resilient women
who fight for justice on behalf of Jennifer
and in the process take on the establishment
and some of the most powerful entities in the world.
One of these women is Jennifer's mother who, normally reserved,
discovers a tenacious side of her personality
that is determined to find justice for her daughter.
The award winning Raval often explores
the marginalized subcultures within the LGBTQ+ community.
He was included in Filmmaker Magazine's
"25 New Faces of Independent Film"
and in 2016 he was awarded the National Gay and Lesbian
Journalist Association Excellence in Documentary Award.
"Call Her Ganda" starts now on Wisconsin Public Television,
your home for Independent Film.