Why the documentary must not be allowed to die

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Why the documentary must not be allowed to die

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by John Pilger December 12, 2017

QUOTE: ""When the truth is replaced by silence,” wrote the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, “the silence is a lie."

Whenever young documentary film-makers ask me how they can “make a difference”, I reply that it is really quite simple. They need to break the silence."