John Pilger The Power of Documentary
-
Book now
- Tel: +44 (0)1937 546546
- Email: boxoffice@bl.uk
- Full Price: £15.00Member: £10.00Under 18: £10.00Other concessions available
One of the great documentary makers introduces films from across his career
John Pilger’s films have been credited with drawing public attention to human rights crises, the impacts of wars and abuses of power by governments and corporations.
John will be speaking on both days. Tickets are for the full weekend.
Programme
Saturday 9 December
09.30 Venue opens
09.50 Welcome
10.00 Screening: The Quiet Mutiny (John Pilger, Charles Denton, 1970, 27 mins)
From his first documentary, John Pilger made waves. This film for World in Action broke the sensational story of American troop revolts, particularly those conscripts of the anti-war generation. It was among the most important ever reports from the Vietnam War.
10.45 Screening: Stealing a Nation (John Pilger and Chris Martin, 54 mins)
Stealing A Nation (2004) is an extraordinary film about the plight of the Chagos Islands, whose indigenous population was secretly and brutally expelled by British Governments in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make way for an American military base. The tragedy, which falls within the remit of the International Criminal Court as ‘a crime against humanity’, is told by Islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius and by British officials who left behind a damning trail of Foreign Office documents.
12.00 Talk: The Power of the Documentary
John Pilger explores the impact of great documentary film making.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 Screening: Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice Cold War (John Pilger, 1984, 54 mins)
This is the first film made by John Pilger with director Alan Lowry, a fellow Australian. It looks at the worldwide struggle for soft drink supremacy by the Coca Cola Company, illuminating the overwhelming power of multinational corporations over poorer countries and their struggling economics.
15.00 Screening: Harvest of Shame (Edward R. Murrow, Fred W. Friendly, 1960, 55 mins)
Selected by John as a key moment in documentary making, this richly photographed and poignant television film exposed the plight of migrant farm workers. It was first shown to millions of Americans the day after Thanksgiving and helped usher in permanent changes in the laws protecting workers' rights.
16.00 Break
16.25 Screening: The War You Don’t See (John Pilger, 2011, 1hr 36 mins)
A powerful investigation into the media's role in war, tracing the history of 'embedded' and independent reporting from the carnage of World War One to the destruction of Hiroshima, and from the invasion of Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq.
18.00 End
Sunday 10 December
11.00 Venue opens
11.15 Screening: Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (John Pilger, David Munro, 1979, 52 mins)
Shot on location shortly after the downfall of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, this film brought the world’s attention to the shocking situation and recent history of Cambodia.
12.25 Screening: End of the Line (Rupert Murray, 2009, 1hr 30 mins)
John’s second selection of a documentary by another director is this examination of the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and the drastic action must be taken to reverse these trends.
14.00 Lunch break
15.00 Screening: The Coming War on China (John Pilger, 2016 1hr 43mins)
John’s 60th film for ITV warns of the potential for war between the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed.
17.00 John Pilger in Conversation
18.15 Event ends
With thanks to Dartmouth Films
Details
| Name: | John Pilger The Power of Documentary |
|---|---|
| Where: | Knowledge Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Show Map How to get to the Library |
| When: | - |
| Price: | Full Price: £15.00 Member: £10.00 Senior 60+: £12.00 Student: £10.00 Registered Unemployed: £10.00 Under 18: £10.00 Friend of the British Library: £10.00 |
| Enquiries: | +44 (0)1937 546546 boxoffice@bl.uk |
| Book now https://www.bl.uk/events/john-pilger-the-power-of-documentary |
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten