Name: WTO/99
Start: 2026-02-09T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-09T21:00:00-05:00
Location: SPACE

$WTO\/99$

immersive archival documentary, using unseen footage to revisit the massive 1999 Seattle protests against the World Trade Organization
About this Event

An immersive archival documentary that depicts the four-day clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the 40,000+ people who took to the streets of Seattle in 1999 to protest the WTO Conference and the WTO’s impact on human rights, labor, and the future effects of continued globalization.

WINNER - Best Editing - IDA Documentary Awards

NOMINEE - Best Archival Documentary - Critics Choice Awards

WINNER - Best Documentary - Seattle Film Critics Society

WINNER - Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature - New Orleans Film Festival

WINNER - Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature - St. Louis Film Festival

WINNER - Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature - Mammoth Lakes Film Festival

WINNER - Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature - Tallahassee Film Festival

WINNER - Special Jury Recognition for Editing - deadCenter Film Festival

WINNER - Jury Award for Best PNW Documentary Feature - Tacoma Film Festival