The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

The operative word in Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott’s THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL is, of course, “necessary.” This sequel updates the themes explored in the award-winning THE CORPORATION (TIFF ’03). The original film reacted to legal decisions that defined corporations as persons, and gave them the same legal rights as people. The new film examines how, since the 2008 economic collapse, corporations claim to have changed, passing themselves off as socially responsible.