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WTO/99 (Q&A with Director Ian Bell) ~ 7:30 pm (Hosted by Hit Factory)

Q&A with Director/Editor Ian Bell moderated by Hit Factory.

An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impact on human rights, labor, and the future effects of continued globalization.

This film can be used with loyalty cards or our 2026 annual CinemaSF passes


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Hit Factory is a podcast about the films of the 1990s, their politics, and how they inform today's cultural and cinematic landscape. Each episode, hosts Aaron and Carlee examine a film from the decade, trading nostalgia for incisive analysis and a distinct critical lens. They reveal fresh dimensions within familiar titles while expanding listeners’ aperture to embrace new cinematic discoveries. Hit Factory has welcomed notable guests from around the film world including veteran film critics Bilge Ebiri and AS Hamrah, podcasters Will Menaker and Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House and HeidiWorld's Molly Lambert, and filmmakers Pascal Plante (Red Rooms), Vera Drew (The People's Joker), and Alex Cox (Repo Man).


Sunday, April 26