05 Sep 2017
Namatjira Project
From the remote Australian desert to the opulence of Buckingham Palace - Namatjira Project is the iconic story of the Namatjira family, tracing their quest for justice.
The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America
In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at loggerheads over the odyssey of the Joad family, tenant farmers from Oklahoma who, like thousands of others, were driven from their land during the Great Depression. Eighty years have passed since the famous work was published, and 90 years since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. To mark this occasion, the documentary examines the genesis of the novel, its themes, its renewed reception during the financial crisis of 2008.
Top Billed Cast
Denis Podalydès Reciter (voice)
Gavin Jones Self, professor, Stanford University
Susan Schillinglaw Self, professor of English, San Jose State University
Marie-Christine Lemardeley Self, professor of English literature
Pap Ndiaye Self, historian
Sharon Garrison Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp
Dale Gibson Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp
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