The New Corporation - The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel - 2020

This 2020 Canadian documentary, directed by Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott, serves as a sequel to the acclaimed 2003 film "The Corporation," which diagnosed the corporation as a psychopath. The film investigates how corporations have rebranded themselves as socially responsible entities committed to sustainability, diversity, and global good, while critiquing this as a facade that masks their continued prioritization of profits over people and the planet. Drawing from Bakan's book of the same name, it examines corporate influence on democracy through issues like climate change denial, wealth inequality, the rise of the ultra-right, racial injustice, and the COVID-19 pandemic's exploitation. Featuring interviews with activists, scholars, and critics such as Anjali Appadurai, Wendy Brown, and Naomi Klein, alongside archival footage of corporate events and news clips, the documentary argues that this "new" corporate playbook threatens democratic freedoms and calls for systemic reforms to curb unchecked power.