Film Description

The Forum's Charter of Principles reads: "The World Social Forum is an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil society that are opposed to neo-liberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a planetary society directed towards fruitful relationships among humankind and between it and the Earth". Begun as a counterweight to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and as a proactive continuation of the momentum coming out of the Seattle WTO protests, the World Social Forum has emerged as an important event and process in its own right. This film explores the various meanings of the World Social Forum as an event and process as well as its historical importance coming out of 500 years of colonialism, developmentalism and neoliberalism. This film interprets the Forum through an organic fusion of Popular Brazilian Music (MPB), interviews and Forum footage, mixing an almost music video-like quality with interviews and analysis by Forum participants and social theorists.

Brazil>2003>1hr 10min>English (Subtitles)