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Liberation Struggles
Multicultural television traced and covered liberation struggles through the lens of non-aligned politics.
- Total running time 108min
Black on Black Special: The Caribbean after the Invasion
Channel 4 1983. Director Lincoln Browne. 41min. Digital
Bandung File
Channel 4 1986. Directors Christopher Spencer, Holly Aylett. 40min. Digital
Black Bag: Suicide Warriors
Channel 4 1996. Director Sabiha Sumar. 27min. Digital
From the battle for Tamil self-determination in Sri Lanka to Apartheid in South Africa, multicultural programming often stood on the front lines of international issues. These editions give an insight into battles being fought globally. Regular updates from Bandung File ranged from the harrowing impact of Apartheid on the lives of children to politics in Pakistan, while the documentary series Black Bag shone a light on the female members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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