Sundance Winner ‘The Corporation’ Released for Free on BitTorrent
Written by Ernesto on November 22, 2006The award winning Canadian documentary ‘The Corporation’ has been released on BitTorrent for free. Filmmaker Mark Achbar just released an updated “official” torrent of it. Everyone is free to download, watch, discuss, and share it.
The Corporation received more than 20 awards, including an audience award at the the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. The Film gives insight into the inner workings of large and powerful corporations, and how these affect our society.
The new torrent download includes a high-quality rip of the master DVD and a 40 minute interview with Joel Bakan, the author of the book and writer of the film. Mark Achbar actually dedicated a computer in his garage to do nothing but seed.
Although the torrent download is free, the filmmakers encourage people to donate a small fee if they like what they see. We asked Mark Achbar how the first round of donations went. He said, “since my initial torrent launch of The Corporation at the end of August, there have been $635.00 in contributions. They ranged from $2 to three very generous gifts of $100 each. All are very much appreciated.”
The makers of “The Corporation just launched a Campaign for Corporate Harm Reduction (C4CHR) in collaboration with Hellocoolworld.com. The purpose of this campaign is to collect stories about the impact of the film, asking people what they did, or something they’ve heard happened as a result of the film.
“We want to create a feedback loop on the “what you can do” front, and perhaps turn it into a book. The torrent is a great way to stay in touch with people about our current activities Achbar” Achbar explained.
He added, “my only regret is that I didn’t put up my own torrent sooner.”
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well. Mark… we love you!
maybe someone wants another version:
(edit: sorry, can’t allow this)
You know what’s really interesting about this? The fact that they did it themselves and didn’t use bittorrent.com or azureus or any one of the other content delivery mechanisms now trying to commercialise bittorrent. That they didn’t go to bittorrent.com must be particularly annoying for navin and cohen given that they’re desperate to try and carve a niche for themselves as the indie distributors now that none of the major film companies seem interested in working with them (what did happen to that warner deal - delayed and delayed and delayed forever…?)
This is THE most important documentary in decades. Maybe ever. I already own a copy and highly recommend that people either purchase it or download it. If you download it please support the producers by making a contribution. This is so very important.
How fitting that an anti-corporation movie uses a grass/tech roots means of distribution. Very cool. Software companies have built success by giving away things for free to build name recognition and word of mouth. Why can’t film producers? I honestly don’t know anything about the movie, but the idea is cool; I’m always willing to check out free ideas. Best of luck.
Interesting, though, that the official The Corporation web site does not mention this torrent option at all. Where did you get that news from?
[quote comment="25239"]Interesting, though, that the official The Corporation web site does not mention this torrent option at all. Where did you get that news from?[/quote]
I got it directly from Mark Achbar… ;)
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