Breaking the Spell is a 1999 anarchist

Anarchism

Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...

 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 WTO riots

WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity

Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations, occurred on November 30, 1999 , when the World Trade Organization convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington,...

, 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

60 Minutes

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....

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The film is currently distributed by CrimethInc.

CrimethInc.

CrimethInc., also known as CWC , is a decentralized anarchist collective of autonomous cells. CrimethInc. emerged in the mid-1990s, initially as the hardcore zine Inside Front, and began operating as a collective in 1996...

 on the CrimethInc. Guerilla Film Series, Volume One

CrimethInc. Guerilla Film Series, Volume One

CrimethInc. Guerilla Film Series, Volume One is a collection of anarchist films distributed by CrimethInc..- Pickaxe :Documentary from the 90's portraying efforts to prevent clear-cut logging in National Forest Land in Oregon...

 DVD.

External links

• Breaking the Spell trailer and clips at Google Videos