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30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000

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30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000
Directed byRustin 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.

Reception

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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 at the Chicago Underground Film Festival in 2000 and the PFWC Award at the Portland Festival of World Cinema in 2001.[3]

Filming locations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Two passionate subjects, two very different documentaries". The Seattle Times. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  2. ^ "Waking Up to the World". Chicago Reader. 2000. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. ^ a b "30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle". imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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