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The Power of the Documentary: Breaking the Silence Full Program Download THE POWER OF THE DOCUMENTARY: BREAKING THE SILENCE A FILM FESTIVAL CURATED BY JOHN PILGER FESTIVAL PROGRAM | 28 NOVEMBER – 9 DECEMBER Festival Program At a time of an Wed 28 Nov Fri 30 Nov information onslaught, Opening keynote by Lousy Little Sixpence the critical differences John Pilger + screening 12 – 1.15pm between fact and fiction of The Quiet Mutiny Director: Alec Morgan are blurred. Documentary 6.30 – 8.30pm Year: 1983 Country: Australia films are a powerful way Directors: Charles Denton, John Pilger Rating: G Year: 1970 to make sense of these Introduced by: Alec Morgan Country: UK Duration: 54 minutes competing voices Recommended rating: M Museum of Contemporary Art and ideas. Duration: 27 minutes Museum of Contemporary Art Acclaimed documentary film- The Quiet Mutiny 7 – 7.30pm maker, journalist and author Thu 29 Nov John Pilger has selected 26 Directors: Charles Denton, John Pilger Harvest of Shame Year: 1970 landmark documentary films Country: UK of the past seven decades, 12 – 1.15pm Rating: M to be screened at the MCA Director: Fred W. Friendly Duration: 27 minutes and Riverside Theatres, Year: 1960 Riverside Theatres Parramatta Country: USA Parramatta, from 28 November Recommended rating: PG Stealing a Nation to 9 December 2018. Introduced by: John Pilger 8 – 9pm Duration: 53 minutes Directors: Christopher Martin, John Pilger * Museum of Contemporary Art Ticket prices Year: 2004 Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Country: UK Opening and closing events Rating: PG General: $40 Ice-Cold War Duration: 57 minutes Members & Concessions: $32 7 – 8pm Riverside Theatres Parramatta Festival Four Pack Reporter: John Pilger Director: Alan Lowery Sat 1 Dec Buy 3, get 1 free (excludes Year: 1984 opening or closing events) Country: UK Fire in the Blood Rating: PG 11.30am – 1pm Festival Pass See unlimited Duration: 53 minutes films for $99 (excludes Riverside Theatres Parramatta Director: Dylan Mohan Gray opening or closing events) Year: 2013 That Sugar Film Country: India, UK, Canada Individual sessions 8.30 – 10pm Rating: M $15 General / $12 Members Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes Director: Damon Gameu Museum of Contemporary Art & Concessions Year: 2014 Country: Australia The War You Don’t See Rating: PG 2 – 3.45pm Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes Riverside Theatres Parramatta Directors: John Pilger, Alan Lowery Year: 2010 Country: UK Rating: M Introduced by: John Pilger Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes Museum of Contemporary Art *A transaction fee of $1.65 applies Book tickets online at — thepowerofthedocumentary.com.au Harvest of Shame La Jaula De Oro The Life and Times of Rosie 5 – 6pm (The Golden Dream) the Riveter Directors: Fred W. Friendly 2 – 4pm 7 – 8.10pm Year: 1960 Director: Diego Quemada-Díez Director: Connie Field Country: USA Year: 2013 Year: 1980 Recommended rating: PG Country: Mexico Country: USA Duration: 53 minutes Recommended rating: M Rating: G Riverside Theatres Parramatta Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes Museum of Contemporary Art Riverside Theatres Parramatta The Outsiders: Three Interviews 7.30 – 8.50pm Kon-Tiki Thu 6 Dec 2 – 3pm The Outsiders: Martha Gellhorn Director: Thor Heyerdahl Death of a Nation: A John Pilger Interview Year: 1950 The Timor Conspiracy Director: Alan Lowery Country: Norway, Sweden 12 – 1.30pm Year: 1983 Recommended rating: PG Country: UK Duration: 58 minutes Directors: David Munro, John Pilger Recommended rating: PG Riverside Theatres Parramatta Year: 1994 Duration: 26 minutes Country: UK Riverside Theatres Parramatta Utopia Rating: M 4.30 – 6.35pm Introduced by: John Pilger The Outsiders: Jessica Mitford Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes Directors: John Pilger, Alan Lowery A John Pilger Interview Museum of Contemporary Art Year: 2013 Director: Alan Lowery Country: Australia, UK Year: 1983 The War Game Rating: M Country: UK 7 – 7.50pm (Free Screening) Introduced by: John Pilger Recommended rating: PG Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes Director: Peter Watkins Duration: 26 minutes Riverside Theatres Parramatta Year: 1965 Riverside Theatres Parramatta Country: UK Rating: PG The Outsiders: Wilfred Burchett Wed 5 Dec Duration: 47 minutes A John Pilger Interview Riverside Theatres Parramatta Director: Hugh Munro Year Zero: The Silent Death Year: 1983 of Cambodia Half Life: A Parable for the Country: UK 6.30 – 7.45pm Nuclear Age Recommended rating: PG 8.30 – 10.15pm Duration: 27 minutes Reporter: John Pilger Riverside Theatres Parramatta Director: David Munro Director: Dennis O’Rourke Year: 1979 Year: 1985 Country: UK Country: Australia Sun 2 Dec Recommended rating: M (15+) Rating: G Guest speaker: John Pilger in Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes Breaking the Silence: Truth conversation with Mark Davis Riverside Theatres Parramatta and Lies in the War on Terror Duration: 53 minutes 11.30am – 12.30pm Museum of Contemporary Art Directors: Steve Connelly, John Pilger Year: 2003 Country: UK Rating: MA (15+) Duration: 52 minutes Museum of Contemporary Art Book tickets online at — thepowerofthedocumentary.com.au Fri 7 Dec The President versus Palestine is Still the Issue David Hicks 2 – 3pm The Last Dream: 2 – 3.30pm Directors: John Pilger, Christopher Martin, Other People’s Wars Directors: Bentley Dean, Curtis Levy Tony Stark 12 – 1.30pm Year: 2004 Year: 2002 Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger Country: Australia Country: UK Year: 1988 Rating: M Rating: M (15+) Country: UK Introduced by: Curtis Levy Duration: 53 minutes Rating: G Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes Museum of Contemporary Art Introduced by: John Pilger Museum of Contemporary Art Duration: 51 minutes Journey into Hell Museum of Contemporary Art The War You Don’t See 2 – 3pm 5 – 7pm Director: Mark Davis Salute Directors: John Pilger, Alan Lowery Year: 2015 7 – 9.15pm Year: 2010 Country: Australia Director: Matt Norman Country: UK Recommended rating: M Year: 2008 Rating: M Introuced by: Mark Davis Country: Australia Introduced by: John Pilger Duration: 45 minutes Rating: PG Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes Riverside Theatres Parramatta Introduced by: Matt Norman Riverside Theatres Parramatta Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes Closing keynote John Pilger in Riverside Theatres Parramatta Hearts and Minds conversation with Robert Love 7.30 – 9.30pm + screening of Year Zero: The Sat 8 Dec Director: Peter Davis Silent Death of Cambodia Year: 1974 4.30 – 7pm Country: USA The Coming War on China Reporter: John Pilger Rating: M 11.30am – 1.15pm Director: David Munro Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes Year: 1979 Director: John Pilger Riverside Theatres Parramatta Year: 2016 Country: UK Country: UK Recommended rating: M (15+) Recommended rating: M (15+) Sun 9 Dec Duration: 53 minutes Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes Riverside Theatres Parramatta Museum of Contemporary Art I Am Not Your Negro 11.30am – 1pm Director: Raoul Peck Access Support: For venue accessibility Year: 2016 and all access enquiries, please contact Country: USA, France, Belgium, Switzerland the MCA [email protected] or Riverside Rating: M at boxoffice_riverside@cityofparramatta. Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes nsw.gov.au Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Riverside Theatres Art Australia Corner Church and 140 George Street, The Rocks Market Streets Sydney NSW 2000 Parramatta NSW 2150 +61 2 9245 2400 +61 2 8839 3309 The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which the MCA stands. Riverside Theatres acknowledges the Darug people, the traditional custodians and storytellers of the land where Riverside Theatres is situated. MCA and Riverside Theatres pay respect to elders past and present and acknowledges the culture and history of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people..
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