The Corporation

Canada, 2003

Film
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Entertaining, illuminating and exhaustively researched Canadian documentary about the rise in power and stature of corporations, and the impact felt throughout the world. Many topics are examined over the course of this work including exploitation of developing countries, company fraud, environmental impact of business on the natural world, business ethics, corporate espionage, media power, censorship, globalisation, marketing manipulation, privatisation and protests. Featuring a wide array of interviews, witty graphics and a soothing voice-over, the filmmakers succeed in making the complexities of the issues at play here understood whilst enrapturing the audience. Winner of the Best Documentary World Cinema Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Interviewees include: Naomi Klein, Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky.

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Credits

co-director

Jennifer Abbott

Mark Achbar

co-producer

Bart Simpson

Mark Achbar

production company

Big Picture Media Corporation

Duration

02:25:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
2003

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319198

Languages

English

English

English

French

Spanish

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Economic development - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy - Developing countries

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - United States

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Corruption

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cooperation (Ethics)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Corporations - Political activity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Corruption

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development - Environmental aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Imperialism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International business enterprises - Social aspects

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

DVD; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1475460

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