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| Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: January 16, 2019 |
Starring:
Angela Davis, Astra Taylor, Cornel West, Eleni Perdikouri, George A. Papandreou, Salam Magames, Silvia Federici, Wendy Brown, William Barber
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Jan 22, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
Elegantly shot and fluidly edited, What Is Democracy? reveals Taylor’s sure instincts as she shapes the vast sprawl of often disparate, sometimes random-feeling material into a focused, thought-provoking essay that even leaves you feeling that there was so much more to say on the subject.
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The Guardian
Jan 15, 2019
An extended and good-looking essay, it serves as a sharp reminder to pay attention to politics and to remember that the personal and the local are political. If you like thinking about that sort of thing, and you care about whether your democracy means anything, this film might make you get up and take some action.
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Feb 21, 2019
It all adds up to a kaleidoscopic, somewhat random, yet always involving approach to a major concept that, despite the wealth and breadth of Taylor’s offerings here, feels like just the first step in surveying anew where democracy stands — and falls — in our present universe. But what a crucial first step it is.
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Jan 15, 2019
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