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Message Stick: Voices From The Cape — Documents the "Community Prophet" approach to engaging young Indigenous people from the at-risk community of Aurukun, inspiring them to use their voices again using film. ABC, Friday, February 27,

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Jerusalem Cuts — On May 14, 1948, eight hours before the British mandate over Palestine was to expire, Israel's future prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared independence for the state of Israel. SBS, Friday, February 20, 2.30pm. Blaktrax

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River of No Return — Frances Daingangan is a 45-year old mother of three who comes from the remote community of Ramingining in North East Arnhem land, and her dream came true when Rolf de Heer cast her in the lead female role of Nowalingu in Ten

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Message Stick: The Apology — Looks at the anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations. ABC, Sunday, February 8, 1.30pm. Dateline — Interview with former prime minister and now president of Israel, Shimon Peres,

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The Long March — Pieces together the Long March of 1934, in which the Chinese Red Army broke out of their base in Jiangxi, southeast China, under attack by the ruling nationalist forces. Besieged by over a million nationalist soldiers, the

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Fidel Castro — Looks at Castro's early life as the son of a wealthy landowner, a Jesuit student, and as a young rebel lawyer who led the Cuban people to revolution. SBS, Friday. November 28, 1.30pm. Lionel Rose — In 1968, a young Aboriginal

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Summer of Love - Looks at the hippy district of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury during the summer of 1967, which had utopian beginnings born of idealistic youths who'd grown up with post-WWII affluence but were now dealing with Vietnam, racism, and

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NAISDA Dreaming — Follows a group of young Indigenous dance students as their classroom is moved from urban studios to the bush and red earth of a remote homeland in northeast Arnhem Land. ABC, Sunday, November 16, 1.30pm. Haditha: The Rules of

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The President's Guide to Science — The decisions the new US president will make will affect every one of us, from nuclear proliferation to climate change. SBS, Sunday, November 9, 8.35pm. God is Green — Filmmaker Mark Dowd questions religious

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Mister President — Examines the film and television phenomenon that has made "stars" of the men and women who work in the Oval Office. SBS, Friday, October 31, 7.30pm. Dateline — Reports on some of the key battleground US states, and whether

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Gagadju: Timeless Land — Describes how Bininj and Mungguy cultures and customary laws underpin all tourism decisions in Kakadu. ABC, Sunday, September 14, 1.30pm. The Russian Revolution in Colour: Freedom and Hope — Explores the first four

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Black Coffee: Gold in Your Cup — Coffee drinkers are questioning the origin of their coffee, the living conditions of those who produce it, and the misery of the slaves who were in the original coffee trade. SBS, Friday, September 5,