Network
is proud to present a third volume of documentaries from one of the world’s
most respected factual film-makers. The 3–disc set: John Pilger –
Reporting The World (E), containing 15 of the Australian’s acclaimed
works is released on 9th June 2008, RRP £29.99.
John Pilger began his career in his native Australia before moving to
London in the 60s. The recipient of multiple awards, most notably the UN
Media Peace Prize, he is a world–renowned journalist, author and respected
factual filmmaker. Drawing extensively from eye–witness testimonies and the
unwavering, ever candid eye of the camera, Pilger’s works make uneasy
viewing as he uncovers shocking truths behind political facades, and delves
into subject matter where many other journalists would fear to tread.
The 15 documentaries included in John Pilger Reporting The World
are:
- World In Action: Conversations With A Working Man
Investigating
the core of Britons who feel they have no voice in their future
- Dismantling A Dream
Spending cuts highlight the shameful neglect
of the NHS
- An Unfashionable Tragedy
The plight of the Bangladeshi during the
horrors of the famine
- A Nod And A Wink
The use of Conspiracy laws in British justice
- Smashing Kids
Hunger and malnutrition - a direct cause of the
welfare state
- Thalidomide: The Children We Forget -
Why are 98 of the affected
families not allowed compensation?
- Vietnam: Still America’s War -
Investigating the aftermath in
Vietnam following the ceasefire
- Mr Nixon’s Secret Legacy -
Counterforce: the prosecution of a
flexible, acceptable nuclear war
- The Secret Country – The First Australians Fight Back -
The
shameful history of aboriginal persecution in Australia
- Zap – The Weapon Is Food -
An investigation into the US policy
that makes food more powerful than oil
- Nobody’s Children
- The plight of mentally handicapped
children held in appalling circumstances
- The Most Powerful Politician
- A revealing portrayal of bigoted
Alabama governor George Wallace
- One British Family-
Viewing the racial minefield of British
society through the eyes of an immigrant
- Guilty Until Proven Innocent-
highlighting the issue of innocent
people confined to prisons on remand
- Heroes -
The shabby treatment of returning combat soldiers from
Vietnam is investigated
