A letter from John Pilger
Lara Damiani
Producer. Daughter of migrants. Connector, contributor, creator and collaborator. Founder/Owner - Think Films
On Thursday this week, I delivered a breakout presentation at the YWCA's She Leads Conference in Adelaide. The theme was "Owning Your Change".
I spoke about how I changed my career from fishing to film and the journey and the lessons learned in between.
This morning, I remembered a handwritten note I received from John Pilger back in 2001 in response to a letter I'd written to him asking if I could work for him. I was about to change from one career to another and I wanted to be the type of investigative journalist that focuses on social issues, like John Pilger.
In the note, John Pilger wrote:
"Dear Lara,
Thanks for your excellent letter - it reminded me of when I wrote to people in London from Sydney at your age. Alas, I can't help; I don't employ anyone. My TV company support a small team, and we all make the coffee! I'm sorry.
I wish you every success. I have a feeling you'll go far! All good wishes.
John Pilger.
I've always admired John Pilger for ability to expose truths and uncover issues the world needs to be challenged by. And that note was part of a train of events that lead me to becoming a purpose-driven filmmaker.
Thank you John !
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Producer / Director at Millstream Productions and Speech Bubble
7 年That's a wonderful note Lara. You've made my day. Have you seen John since?
Finding solutions to homelessness
7 年That's such a lovely letter!