VideoNEW
Podcasts
BlogsAntenna’s opening night film in the news
The Ambassador, Dane provocateur Mads Brügger’s expose of corruption in Liberia that finds him buying a consular posting to the Central African Republic, has enjoyed a brisk run on the festival circuit and a commercial release in New York City. Now, just as the film is poised to open the second Antenna Documentary Festival in Sydney, word is coming from African media that Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is calling for Brügger’s extradition.
“Mr. Cortzen [the director’s fictitious name in the film] is an impostor, a criminal,” she told FrontPage Africa. “We will pursue him, and we will get him down here to face legal procedures by any means possible.”
Here’s an analysis by AllAfrica’s Aaron Leaf, and an update from FrontPage Africa.
The Ambassador will screen twice as part of Antenna’s line-up, the opening event Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00pm at Dendy Opera Quays, and again Sunday, October 14 at 7:00pm at Dendy Newtown. Go here for ticketing information.
About this writer
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell is a film critic, feature writer and consulting programmer. His reviews, profiles and columns have appeared in The Australian, Variety,...
Watch Online
SBS Shop
The Fabric of the Cosmos (DVD)
Physicist and author Brian Greene, brings us a mind-blowing new exploration of space, time, and the very nature of reality.
The Dust Bowl (DVD)
Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history.
East to West (DVD)
A fresh perspective on the birth of civilisation in the Near and Middle East and its dynamic influence on the West.
