Documentary: The Corporation

The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film written by University of British Columbia law
professor Joel Bakan, and directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott. Focus of the film is an
examination of the modern day corporation.


Synopsis
The documentary shows the development of the contemporary business corporation, from a legal
entity that originated as a government-chartered institution meant to affect specific public functions, to
the rise of the modern commercial institution entitled to most of the legal rights of a person. The
documentary concentrates mostly upon North American corporations, especially those in the United
States. One theme is its assessment as a "personality", as a result of an 1886 case in the United States
Supreme Court in which a statement by Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite led to corporations as "persons"
having the same rights as human beings, based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution.
Interviews
The film features interviews with prominent corporate critics such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi
Klein, Michael Moore, Vandana Shiva, Charles Kernaghan, and Howard Zinn as well as opinions from
company CEOs such as Ray Anderson (from the Interface carpet & fabric company), the viewpoints
of Peter Drucker and Milton Friedman, and think tanksadvocating free markets such as the Fraser
Institute.

YouTube Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y888wVY5hzw