What Is Democracy? (2019)
- Directed by
- Astra Taylor
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary mixes everyday conversations with political theory to explore what democracy means. It features a range of people from academics to a barber sharing their views. The film looks at current issues like the Greek debt crisis and suggests that modern democracy has problems.
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What happens
What Is Democracy? is a 2018 documentary film written and directed by Astra Taylor. The documentary blends everyday experience and political theory to address questions viewed as central to democracy. Interview subjects include academics, activists, politicians, refugees, trauma surgeons, students, and a barber. While attempting to address the primary question, the documentary also looks at pressing issues of contemporary times, including the Greek debt crisis. In the documentary, Taylor suggests that the current form of democracy is bad and people should seek a more direct democracy. Reviewers noted that the documentary never directly answers the title question. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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