AFI FEST 2020

THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL

Expired October 23, 2020 6:59 AM
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In 2003, Canadian filmmakers Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar teamed up with writer Joel Bakan on the penetrating and popular documentary THE CORPORATION, which posed the provocative question, “If the corporation is legally a person, what kind of person is it?” Analyzing the corporation as a patient, the filmmakers found the corporation to be “pathologically self-interested.” Now, almost two decades later, with the world in crisis, Abbott and co-director Bakan re-examine the “patient,” asking if the corporation has changed for the better, and, if not, what can be done about it.

Through insightful interviews with a wide range of critics, footage gathered at exclusive corporate events and illuminating news clips, the filmmakers expose the corporation’s new strategic playbook and make the disturbing diagnosis that this patient is as psychopathic as ever.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    106 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    USA
  • Director
    Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbott
  • Screenwriter
    Joel Bakan
  • Producer
    Betsy Carson, Trish Dolman
  • Executive Producer
    Joel Bakan
  • Cast
    Charles Officer (narrator)
  • Cinematographer
    Ian Kerr
  • Editor
    Peter Roeck
  • Music
    Matt Robertson