Breaking The Spell (7/7)

Breaking the Spell is a 1999 anarchist documentary, directed by Tim Lewis, Tim Ream, and Sir Chuck A. Rock.
Using amateur camera footage recorded by protesters at the scene of the 1999 Seattle WTO riots, it documents the riot from the perspective of the anarchists, their opinions of fellow protesters, local politicians, and includes footage which aired nationally on 60 Minutes.
The film is currently distributed by CrimethInc. on the CrimethInc. Guerilla Film Series, Volume One DVD.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• NWO
• WTO
• Anarquism
• Protest
• Riot

[SupremeMaggot]

My only complaint is this documentary should have been longer. :)

[TheAutonomist]

the anarchists do get involved politically, its just that our politics are much different tan yours. we don't want to be represented. we want to represent ourselves. no change is going to come out of our current system.

as Trotsky said - "in order to build a new foundation you must first tear down the walls"

[mountainjustice]

Read about this film in "Recipes for Disaster." Thanks for posting and thanks to the filmmakers. If folks can reply and recommend any other films or docs about Seattle WTO we would appreciate it.

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[guatahala]

@TheForwardGaze

I think that quite a few of the anarchists were probably insurrectionary anarchists, post-left anarchists and egoists and therefore critical of democracy. So that might have been it.

[TheForwardGaze]

No one in the video stated the obvious anarchist position: real freedom only comes from real democracy, and the US doesn't have any.

[voltairinedecleyre66]

@xNervousxBrainx Obama happened.

[thatdamnpunk]

Continuing to hold demonstrations is the only way to get them to notice us. This will cause increased scrutiny, but we must force them to pay attention.

[mikeadever]

@Libertarian333 couldnt agree more. i thought the same thing while watching. why put a guy in the docu saying that we need to seize power. we need to abolish power not seize it. this documentary made it seem like the anarchists only means of ending capitalism and exploitation is by "fucking shit up". i mean i understand that he was focusing on the wto event and not anarchism in general but he couldve been way more informative. and the people he interviewed werent well versed on anarchism.

[mikeadever]

you cannot resist capitalism 100% when you live in a capitalist society; the goal is to limit your participation as much as possible. and im willing to bet that the activists werent wearing new clothing bought from from gap or nike, but more likely second hand clothing. unless you are completely off the grid and grow your own food, make your own clothes, etc, than you must participate in capitalist society on some basis.

[blueridger28]

was that Luke wilson at the start?

[dubified89]

Does anyone have this episode of 60 minutes or know where to get it?

[mrej1234567890]

i am in

(netherlands)