Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Series: WTO/99 – This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ian Bell and producer Alex Megaro.

In 1999, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convened in Seattle for what was supposed to be a series of routine negotiations. Instead, they were met with one of the largest U.S. protests of global powers in the 20th century. Protesters from across the aisle representing everything from labor rights to environmental protections filled the streets 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, which draws a direct line between the WTO protests and the issues of corporate control and environmental degradation we still reckon with 25 years later. [102 min; documentary; English]