Years before Occupy Wall Street, Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott examined how the corporation, a new creation in human history, has quickly become "all-pervasive, like the church, the monarchy and the communist party." Over a decade later, the questions they pose remain just as pertinent today. Written by a law professor with astounding detail and intellectual rigour, The Corporation zeroes in on how we've come to treat corporations as people—and if they are people, what kind of people are they? Featuring interviews with thinkers and activists such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Michael Moore, Vandana Shiva and Howard Zinn, Achbar and Abbott dive deep into the philosophical issues around this cornerstone institution of capitalism that has fundamentally altered our society. Kiva Reardon
Co-presented with REEL CANADA.