Official description taken from a previous version of JohnPilger.com:
With the run-up to the Sydney Olympics, John Pilger and Alan Lowery take a look at what's behind the curtain of hype and glamour. Australia's Aborigines are still excluded, impoverished and mistreated - while their part in the brilliant history of Australia's sports successes goes virtually unrecognized.
AWARDS: Won the Gold Medal in the 'National/International Affairs category' of the 1999 New York Festivals TV Programming & Promotion competition, 2000; Gold Award in the Television Documentary & Information Programmes: 'Political/International Issues category' of WorldFest-Flagstaff, 1999. |