30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000 is a documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 shot during the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity

WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity

Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations, occurred on November 30, 1999 , when the World Trade Organization convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington,...

 and contains interviews with many of the protest leaders. It was directed by journalist 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.

It won the Gold Jury Award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival

Chicago Underground Film Festival

Chicago Underground Film Festival, founded in 1994, occurs each spring at various venues in Chicago, Illinois in the USA.Over the last 18 years it has become one of the most respected festivals in the USA and is today well attended by critics and programers. The festival's stated goal is "to focus...

 in 2000 and the PFWC Award at the Portland

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

Festival of World Cinema in 2001.

External links

• 30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 2000 Official Site