What is Democracy? A Documentary by Astra Taylor
Please note that is event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. in the Kenny Theatre, followed by a reception at 3:50 in the Garron Family Lounge.
Join us for a special screening of What Is Democracy? followed by a Q&A with the Director, Astra Taylor on January 25 at 1:30pm.
The event is FREE, but space is limited. Reserve your spot today!
This event has been made possible through support from NFB (The National Film Board of Canada), King's Political Science Students Association (KPSSA), and web.isod.es.
About the film
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted.
Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with the financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Featuring a diverse cast—including celebrated theorists, trauma surgeons, activists, factory workers, asylum seekers, and former prime ministers—this urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intellectual, the personal and the political, in order to provoke and inspire. If we want to live in a democracy, we must first ask what the word even means.