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Author Naomi Klein in Toronto on Friday, August 31, 2007. (Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Doc based on Naomi Klein's 'Shock Doctrine' to screen at Sundance
Updated: Thu Nov. 05 2009 12:42:06 PM
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — A documentary based on Toronto journalist Naomi Klein's book "Shock Doctrine" will make its North American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film, adapted by directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross, will debut Jan. 28, 2010 in Park City, Utah.
Festival organizers say the screening will be followed by a conversation with Klein, the filmmakers, and festival founder Robert Redford.
Klein's "Shock Doctrine" accuses big-business and free-market policies of promoting chaos and crises for economic gain, pointing to such world-changing events as Iraq's civil war, the 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina as examples.
Klein defined herself as a one of the most outspoken opponents of corporate globalization with her scathing 2000 book "No Logo."
The Sundance Film Festival is expected to release its full line-up in December. It runs Jan. 21 to 31, 2010.
