30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000

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30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000
30 Frames a Second The WTO in Seattle 2000 poster.jpg
Directed by Rustin Thompson
Release date
  • August 20, 2000 (2000-08-20)(Chicago Underground Film Festival)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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. [1] [2] It was directed by journalist Rustin Thompson and released in 2000.

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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. [3]

It won the Gold Jury Award for documentary at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 2000 [4] and Best Documentary at the Portland Festival of World Cinema in 2001. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ McFadden, Kay (2004-12-02). "Two passionate subjects, two very different documentaries". The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  2. ↑ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (2000). "Waking Up to the World". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. ↑ "30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle". imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  4. ↑ Pride, Ray (Fall 2000). "Chicago Underground Film Festival". Filmmaker .
  5. ↑ "First Annual PFWC Award Nominations". FilmMaine. Archived from the original on 2002-02-05.


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