WTO/99

In late 1999, members of the emerging World Trade Organization convened in Seattle, WA for what was supposed to be a series of routine negotiations. Instead, they were met with one of the largest US protests of global powers in the 20th century. Protestors from across the aisle representing everything from labor rights to environmental protections filled the streets in droves, with signs and video cameras in tow. Crafted from a stunning array of newscaster broadcasts and outtakes, citizen journalist tapes, home videos, and press conferences, WTO/99 is an entirely archival film chronicling this consequential four day event. In a galvanizing, layered, and occasionally cheeky manner, a direct line unfolds between the WTO protests and the issues of corporate control and environmental degradation we still reckon with 25 years later. (AL)
This film contains images of police brutality.