Gimme Some Truth: The Documentary Films of John Pilger

In this article, aimed at senior secondary students of English, Media and Politics, Megan Yarrow examines the political subtext of Pilger's documentary films. Yarrow provides essential biographical information and traces Pilger's political engagement, from Vietnam: The Last Battle (1970), to his critique of the New World Order in a series of films during the 1980s and 1990s, and from his passionate examination of social and economic conditions in South Africa, Central America and the Middle East, to his discussion of Australia's role in international conflicts.