30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000
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{{Infobox film
| name = 30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000
| image = 30 Frames a Second The WTO in Seattle 2000 poster.jpg
| director = Rustin Thompson
| runtime = 73 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2000|08|20|Chicago Underground Film Festival}}
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000 is a documentary film shot during the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity and contains interviews with many of the protest leaders.{{cite news |title=Two passionate subjects, two very different documentaries |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002106208_kay02.html |work=The Seattle Times |date=2004-12-02 |access-date=2008-06-28}}{{cite news |title=Waking Up to the World |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/2000/0800/000818_1.html |work=Chicago Reader |year=2000 |access-date=2008-06-28 }} It was directed by journalist [https://rustinthompson.com/ Rustin Thompson] and released in 2000.
Reception
The film garnered mostly positive reviews, receiving praise because it revealed the contradictions between the actual events, and the media coverage of the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315734/|title=30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle|access-date=2009-03-02 |publisher=imdb.com}}
It won the Gold Jury Award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 2000 and the PFWC Award at the Portland Festival of World Cinema in 2001.
Filming locations
See also
- Showdown in Seattle, a 1999 documentary about the WTO protests
References
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External links
- [http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/30fr.html 30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000 Official Site]
- {{IMDb title|id=0315734|title=30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle}}
Category:2000 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:American independent films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:Documentary films about globalization
Category:Documentary films about Seattle
Category:Documentary films about American politics
Category:2000 independent films
Category:English-language documentary films
Category:English-language independent films
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