THE POWER OF THE DOCUMENTARY: BREAKING THE SILENCE A FILM FESTIVAL CURATED BY

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, 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 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

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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: 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: 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: Wed 5 Dec Duration: 47 minutes A John Pilger Interview Riverside Theatres Parramatta Director: Hugh Munro Year Zero: The Silent Death Year: 1983 of 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 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

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