Upstaging: Leah Purcell — Profile of Indigenous artist Leah Purcell, who has performed as a singer, actor, writer, choreographer, producer and director for theatre, film and television. ABC, Friday, December 9, 1.20am.
Living Black — Indigenous news and current affairs program. SBS, Monday, December 12, 5.30pm.
A Million Acres a Year — The south-west of Western Australia is one of the world's most bio-diverse areas, but in the last 50 years it has been the scene of environmental destruction on a massive scale. SBS, Sunday, December 18, 11am.
Message Stick: One Mile Dam/Writing Wrongs — One Mile Dam traces the survival of a community living below the poverty line. Writing Wrongs looks at the controversial issue of non-Indigenous academics and authors recording Indigenous stories and culture. ABC, Sunday, December 18, 1.30pm.
Buena Vista Social Club — Wim Wenders' extraordinary documentary about a group of Cuban musicians known as Los Superablos, or the Super Grandfathers. SBS, Tuesday, December 20, 10pm.
The Corporation: The Pathology of Commerce — Insight into the power of corporations, which today have more power and influence than some individual governments. SBS, Wednesday, December 21, 8.30pm.
Storytellers of the Pacific: Identity — Documentary series about contemporary Indigenous people in the Pacific region. Specifically focuses on culture, spirituality, history and people's experiences and survival after colonisation. ABC, Thursday, December 22, 3.30am.
The Battle for Islam — Since the events of September 11, 2001, headlines focusing on Islamic extremism have hidden the story of radical change and intense soul searching in many Muslim countries. SBS, Thursday, December 22, 8.30pm.
From Green Left Weekly, December 7, 2005.
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