Water, The Drop Of Life: A Price To Pay — Reveals the nature and politics of water transportation, and its impact on a growing number of people and enterprises around the world. SBS, Friday, July 9, 1pm.

Message Stick: Aden Ridgeway — In 1999, Aden Ridgeway became the second Indigenous person elected to the Australian parliament. ABC, Friday, July 9, 6pm.

Women Film Desire — Explores contemporary women's cinema and what female film directors are up against in an industry where women are mainly portrayed as the objects of men's desire. SBS, Friday, July 9, 10pm.

Masterpiece On Saturday: Nadine Gordimer — Nadine Gordimer's writing was at the literary forefront of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. SBS, Saturday July 10, 4.15pm.

Road — This unique collaboration between Indigenous filmmakers and young people from Sydney's inner-city Redfern community tells an authentic story of youth survival in the city. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 1.55am.

Everyday Brave: Who I Am, Bonita Mabo — Profiles an Indigenous Australian who, despite facing prejudice, ignorance and apathy, has made remarkable achievements in education. Bonita Mabo and her husband, the late Eddie Mabo, battled on behalf of the Torres Strait Islanders for the recognition of their native titles. SBS, Sunday, July 11, 10.30am.

Lost Worlds: The Riddle Of The Bradshaws — Follows the work of a number of varied people, scientists, Aboriginal elders and adventurers trying to unravel the secrets of the stunning rock art paintings known as the Bradshaws, in the Western Australian Kimberleys. SBS, Sunday July 11, 8.30pm.

Cutting Edge: Access Of Evil — Looks at the relationship between the US and North Korea and the North Korean nuclear weapons program. SBS, Tuesday July 13, 8.30pm.

Marcus Garvey: Look For Me In The Whirlwind — This is the first comprehensive documentary to tell the life story of this controversial black leader, which uses a variety of material to reveal what motivated a poor Jamaican, born in 1887, to set up the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Community's League (ACL) in 1914. SBS, Wednesday July 14, 1pm.

Grilled Rice: Vietnamese War Cameramen — During Vietnam's war of resistance against French colonialism and US imperialist occupation, the Vietnamese leaders realised the importance of the filmed image as a propaganda tool. SBS, Thursday July 15, 2pm.

From Green Left Weekly, July 7, 2004.
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