Smitten Kitten presents WTO/99

In collaboration with Smitten Kitten and Neighbors Helping Neighbors, MCAD is hosting a screening of WTO/99, 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.

"WTO/99 brilliantly makes the case for the Seattle WTO protests as a watershed moment in modern history—one with urgent significance in understanding issues we face today. The militarization of the police, the proliferation of right-wing media and fake news, the collapse of our democracy into fascism, and the ever-growing power of multinational corporations all seem to be taking hold before our eyes in this film. WTO/99 accomplishes this convincingly and artfully, seamlessly weaving together primary sources in a bravura manner" - Eric Allen Hatch

Introduced by Anne Lehman from Smitten Kitten. Post-screening Q&A with WTO/99 Producer & Editor Alex Megaro.

WTO/99 Website

WTO/99 Trailer

WTO/99 on Instagram

50% of all ticket sales go to local mutual aid group Neighbors Helping Neighbors.

$10 Tickets for the general public (+ fees at checkout)

Doors open at 6:00pm, film will begin at 6:30pm in MCAD Auditorium 150.
Note: MCAD’s exterior doors will be locked for all attendees without MCAD ID cards. Attendee assistance will be available at the southern entrance of the building to allow for general public access (signage will be present to guide attendees to Auditorium 150), and intercoms are available at both north and south entrances for additional assistance from MCAD Public Safety.
MCAD
2501 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

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