This Is What Democracy Looks Like

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like (2000)

A filmed account of the street protests against the World Trade Organization Summit in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1999.A filmed account of the street protests against the World Trade Organization Summit in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1999.A filmed account of the street protests against the World Trade Organization Summit in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1999.

Directors
- Jill Friedberg
- Rick Rowley
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7.6/10

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Directors
- Jill Friedberg
- Rick Rowley
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

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Referenced in If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)

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Guerrilla Radio
Performed by Rage Against the Machine
Written by Zack De La Rocha, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk
Courtesy of Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Retribution Music

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10/10

Remarkable Footage Of "The Battle of Seattle"

For those people who wonder what the 1999 protests of the World Trade Organization was all about, this movie explains the rationale for the protests and a day to day video account of the events. The Independent Media Center has edited over 100 hours of video footage into these 80 minutes and remarkably covers a good deal of ground. It was stunning to see the Seattle police become increasingly aggressive when dealing with the protesters. At the showing I attended, the audience audibly gasped when one police officer pulled a protester's hood off so that he could spray some kind of tear gas-like chemical into her face more easily. If you like documentaries, particularly those by Michael Moore, don't miss this one.