The Utopia controversy – an update

Pamela Nathan recently blogged about Piliger’s controversial film, Utopia, and urged all Australians to see the film (click here to view).

Following are some additional reviews that weigh into the controversy:

• Tim Kroenert reviews Pilger’s Utopia for Eureka Street http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=38873
•  David Hewitt interviewed by ABC about Pilger http://aliceonline.com.au/2014/02/04/pilger-part-of-the-aboriginal-industry/
• Warren Snowdon, Adam Goodes, Anthony Dillon and Fred Chaney on Pilger’s Utopia in  the Age: http://m.theage.com.au/national/with-utopia-john-pilger-wrings-the-heart-but-objectivity-is-not-his-forte-20140208-328wr.html
•  Emma Sleath on Pilger’s Utopia on ABC Alice Springs – with grabs from Harold Furber and Laurencia Grant: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/01/27/3932764.htm?site=alicesprings
•  Marcus Graham on Pilger’s Utopia in The Conversation http://theconversation.com/review-pilgers-utopia-shows-us-aboriginal-australia-in-2014-21965
•  Karun Cowper in The Stringer on Pilger’s Utopia http://thestringer.com.au/utopia/#.Uul72jnPy_4
•  Jake Wilson reviews Utopia in The Age http://tinyurl.com/mohzad4
•  Robert Eggington on National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) re Pilger’s Utopia http://tinyurl.com/pl5u5mx and http://www.nirs.org.au/_content_data/_audio/Robert-Eggington—Utopia-Benefits.wav.wav
•  Ben Henderson reports the Redfern premiere of Pilger’s Utopia for SBS http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/01/20/pilger-says-utopia-long-overdue
•  Nick Galvin on Pilger’s Utopia for the Sydney Morning Herald, with comments by Warren Mundine http://www.smh.com.au/national/outside-pressure-key-to-better-life-for-aborigines-says-pilger-20140119-312tq.html 
  
• Dennis Eggington Chief Executive of Perth-based Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation replies to Warren Mundine re Pilger’s Utopia on NIRS: http://tinyurl.com/q6s2ylo and http://nirs.org.au/_content_data/_audio/Robert-Eggington—Mundine-Criticisms.wav.wav