Message Stick: Dot Collard — An international actress and storyteller, Dot Collard's stage career began at age 62. Now in "retirement", Aunty Dot tells of her life before acting, a time when prejudice and struggle were everyday occurrences. ABC, Friday, October 8, 6pm.
Human Cargo — Looks at the world of refugees and the people who sacrifice their lives to help them, as well as those who work to exploit them. SBS, Friday, October 8, 8.30pm.
Painting Country — Follows a joyous and sometimes hazardous journey back to the traditional country of 10 Indigenous artists from the remote community of Balgo in north-west Australia. SBS, Saturday, October 9, 3pm.
Blaktrax: Ursula Yovich, Sketches of a Dream — Celebrates the work of contemporary Indigenous Australian musicians and challenges the stereotype that all Indigenous music is played on the didgeridoo. SBS, Saturday, October 9, 7pm.
Fascism And Football — Mussolini, Hitler and Franco all understood the massive propaganda potential of football due to the sport's popular appeal and all three of them exploited their power to intervene in the destinies of some of the world's most important football clubs. SBS, Saturday, October 9, 7.35pm.
Corridors of Power — Satire. The private and public lives of two ambitious parliamentary backbenchers facing a federal election. Volatile electorates, unpredictable political masters, office machinations and deal-making in the corridors of power. ABC, Tuesday, October 12, 12.20am.
Trading Races — Explores racial intolerance and prejudice by changing the "race" of individuals and filming their experiences. SBS, Tuesday, October 12, 12.40am.
Global Village: Robben Island — For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment for political troublemakers and social outcasts, including Nelson Mandela who spent 17 years there. SBS, Tuesday, October 12, 6pm.
Cutting Edge: Greetings From Grozny — Captures for the first time the so-called cleansing missions — raids by Russia's Federal Security Service to arrest suspected Chechen rebels fighting for independence. SBS, Tuesday, October 12, 8.30pm.
The Cartel: Oil And The US Government — George Bush's administration has always had a close affiliation to the US oil and energy industry. This German documentary maintains that Bush owes his position to contacts with powerful members of these industries and it's now "payback" time. SBS, Thursday, October 14, 2pm.
From Green Left Weekly, October 6, 2004.
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