The Corporation - Filmmakers Official Download Edition - DIVX

The Corporation Filmmakers’ Official Download Edition
Winner, 26 international awards, 10 of them audience awards, including Sundance.

Torrent Release Date: November 14, 2006

In law, a corporation is a “person”. But what kind of person is it?

THE CORPORATION engages in a lively, critical exploration of the dominant institution of our
time — its inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts, and possible futures.

Case studies, anecdotes, and true confessions expose influences in both the corporate and anti-corporate
worlds. With dark wit, footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and
corporate propaganda, the film illuminates the corporation’s grip on our lives.

THE CORPORATION asks: What are the consequences—for human beings, democracy, and the
ecology—of granting immense power to a structurally amoral institution, whose overriding priority
is to create wealth for its shareholders?

As worldwide concern about the growth of corporate power intensifies, THE CORPORATION
canvasses insiders, outsiders, radicals, and conservatives, in 40 interviews with CEOs,
whistleblowers, brokers, gurus, and a corporate spy.

Why a Download Edition?
Filmmaker Mark Achbar explains: “When I discovered that over 500,000 people had downloaded
The Corporation, I had mixed feelings. As a filmmaker and activist, one of my goals is to reach
the largest possible audience. So from that perspective, it's an astounding success.”

“But I also organized the financing of the film and have ongoing obligations to the individuals and
public funders that invested in it. THE CORPORATION was a huge undertaking. Over two
hundred people helped make the film, the DVD, and website, and worked on the outreach
campaign, over a period of 8 years.”

“My hope is that people downloading will keep in mind this is not another mega-corp Hollywood
product; it's an independently produced film. I believe people appreciate what an enormous effort
it takes to make a film like THE CORPORATION and will support it, if there’s a reasonably easy
way to. So, I decided to release my own top quality download version, but with a short ad
promoting the DVD's extras, and a request from me, asking viewers for a little financial
consideration to help offset the costs of production and keep our outreach efforts going. We now
have a "contribute" button on our website, www.thecorporation.com. I hope people will decide to
use it, and encourage their friends to as well. Every contribution helps and is deeply appreciated
whatever the amount.”

You can also send a cheque or money order to:
Big Picture Media Corporation
2676 Eton St.
Vancouver, BC
Canada V5K 1K1

Edition Details
2004 DVD Version. 145 Mins.

BONUS VIDEO: Joel Bakan interviewed by Janeane Garofalo on Air America

NOTE: First version of the film was released as 3 parts for public TV (3 x 57:50 mins).
The TV version was condensed to a 167 minute festival version which played in 5 Canadian film
festivals. Feedback was solicited from those and other audiences and we trimmed the film to 145
minutes for commercial release.

***Please buy the 2-disc DVD with over 8 hours of extras from www.thecorporation.com***

DVD 1 CONTAINS:
- 145 minute theatrical version
- Deleted scenes
- Q’s & A’s with the filmmakers
- Joel Bakan interviewed by Janeane Garofalo
- Katherine Dodds on grassroots marketing
- 2 Commentary tracks (2 Directors, 1 Writer)
- French, Spanish, English subtitles on North American, European and Australia/New Zealand
versions; Many other language versions exist. See www.thecorporation.com
- Descriptive audio (for the visually impaired)

DVD 2 CONTAINS:
- 165 unseen interview clips & updates (5.5 hrs total) sorted by topic and by person
- 30 minutes of related film resources (short films and trailers)
- Enhanced DVD-ROM features
- Web links for follow-up research and action