[4][5] It also follows writers for the website including Pia Rañada, Patricia Evangelista and Rambo Talabong; Mocha Uson, Samira Gutoc, and Bato dela Rosa as they campaign for seats in the Philippine senate.

[9][12] Diaz later revealed in The Washington Post interview that Frontline purchased the film's distribution rights for the Philippines as no broadcaster in the country was willing to air the documentary.

The site's critical consensus reads, "A sobering documentary and a stark warning, A Thousand Cuts underscores the importance of the press at a pivotal moment in world history.

[15] A Thousand Cuts was named the best international feature at Doc Edge in New Zealand in June 2020,[16] and was the recipient of the David Carr Award in the Montclair Film Festival in New Jersey in October.

[25] The documentary was among those honored at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' 2023 Ani ng Dangal awarding ceremony, held in Malacañang Palace in the Philippines on February 22.