The New Rulers of the World
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For the companion book, see The New Rulers of the World (book).
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| Directed by | Alan Lowery |
| Produced by | John Pilger Alan Lowery Polly Bide |
| Written by | John Pilger |
| Starring | John Pilger Stanley Fischer Nicholas Stern Susan George George Monbiot Vandana Shiva Dita Sari |
| Music by | Bob Dylan Maddy Prior Nick Russell-Pavier |
| Cinematography | Preston Clothier Jonathan Harrison |
| Editing by | Joe Frost |
| Studio | Carlton Television |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The New Rulers of the World is a 2001 Carlton Television documentary written and presented by John Pilger which was directed by Alan Lowery. In the film, "Pilger investigates the realities of globalisation by taking a close look at Indonesia."[1][2]
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[edit] Synopsis
John Pilger explores the impact of globalisation, taking Indonesia as his prime example, a country that the World Bank described as a "model pupil" until its 'globalised' economy collapsed in 1998. Under scrutiny are the increasingly powerful multinationals and the institutions that back them, notably the IMF and The World Bank.
[edit] Interviewees
- Stanley Fischer – First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Nicholas Stern – Chief Economist, The World Bank
- Dr. Susan George – Author, A Fate Worse Than Debt
- George Monbiot – Environmentalist
- Dr. Vandana Shiva - Environmentalist
- Dita Sari – Trade union leader & former political prisoner
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer – Author & former political prisoner
- Barry Coates – World Development Movement
- Guy Taylor – Globalise Resistance
- Professor Jeffrey Winters – Northwestern University, USA
- Roland Challis – BBC SE Asia Correspondent 1964-69
- John Arnold – Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce, Jakarta
[edit] Awards and festival screenings
- Special Award, Prix Leonardo
- Silver Hugo, Chicago International Television Competition
- Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
- MountainFilm, Telluride
- Vermont International Film Festival
- Global Justice Film Festival, Washington, DC
- American Anthropological Association Conference
- Taos Talking Picture Festival
- Amnesty International Film Festival
- Istanbul International Labor Film Festival
[edit] Companion book
John Pilger has also published as a collection of essays under the same title which explore similar themes.
- Pilger, John (2002). The New Rulers of the World. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1859843932.
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[edit] References
- ^ "The New Rulers of the World". Bullfrog Films. http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/new.html. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "John Pilger Filmography 1970-2008". johnpilger.com. http://pilger.carlton.com/page.asp?partID=4. Retrieved 2010-06-11.[dead link]
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