Filmabend zu Gipfelprotesten: "Breaking the Spell"

Filmabend zu Gipfelprotesten: "Breaking the Spell" Gezeigt wird eine Doku zu den militanten Anti-WTO-Protesten 1999 in Seattle.

An hour-long look at the 1999 Seattle WTO protests and the anarchists (particularly those from Eugene) who traveled there to set a new precedent for militant confrontation. Rather than attempting to cover every situation at the WTO, Breaking the Spell has covers a few scenes film in depth. It is filmed in the thick of the action, including footage that aired nationally on 60 Minutes, it captures a moment when world history was up for grabs. Rather than attempting to cover every situation at the WTO, Breaking the Spell has several moving montage sequences combined with a few scenes that cover one or two situations in depth.

Filmed and released by Crimethinc Ex-Workers Collective (CWC)

Breaking the Spell is a 1999 anarchist documentary, directed by Tim Lewis, Tim Ream, and Sir Chuck A. Rock. Using amateur camera footage recorded by protesters at the scene of the 1999 Seattle WTO riots, it documents the riot from the perspective of the anarchists, their opinions of fellow protesters, local politicians, and includes footage which aired nationally on 60 Minutes. The film is currently distributed by CrimethInc. on the CrimethInc. Guerilla Film Series, Volume One DVD.