Sunday, September 13, 12:15 pm, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, 14311 Wells Port Dr., Austin, 78728

St. Andrew’s Fall 2009 Film Series: “The Corporation” – Part 1, Corporate Basics: History, Law and Harms

Is the current crisis of capitalism a temporary problem or do we face more fundamental flaws in our economic system? The documentary film “The Corporation” investigates that question through a detailed examination of that institution that structures contemporary economic life.

Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, “The Corporation” explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Taking the corporation’s status as a legal “person” to the logical conclusion, the film puts the institution on the psychiatrist’s couch to ask, “What kind of person is it?”

“The Corporation” includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics – including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore – plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change. The film is based on the book “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power by Joel Bakan.

Parts 2 and 3 will be shown on October 11 and November 8.