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Astra Taylor

Film Director | * 09/29/1979 (44) | Winnipeg (Canada)
Astra Taylor (born September 30, 1979) is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer, activist, and musician. She is a fellow of the Shuttleworth Foundation for her work on challenging predatory practices around debt. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A vast, timely, and often chilling investigation into the idea and practice of democracy, ranging from Ancient Greece and Renaissance Europe to civil rights, fears of voter fraud, and the spectre of a ...

What Is Democracy?

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2018 | 3.0/5 | 1h 47min
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ŽIŽEK! trails the thinker as he crisscrosses the globe, racing from New York City lecture halls, through the streets of Buenos Aires, and even stopping at home in Ljubljana, Slovenia. All the while ...

Žižek!

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2005 | 3.3/5 | 1h 11min
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A documentary concerning the detention of Muslim-Americans in the wake of 9/11. ...

Persons of Interest

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2004 | 1h 3min
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Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cu ...

Examined Life

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2008 | 3.2/5 | 1h 27min
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Awards & Nominations for Astra Taylor

American Book Awards Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant
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Movies with Astra Taylor as Actress(4)

2019 Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2018 What Is Democracy?
as herself2008 Examined Life
as herself2005 Žižek!

Movies with Astra Taylor as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2018 What Is Democracy?
Writing/Writer2018 What Is Democracy?
Directing/Director2008 Examined Life
Writing/Writer2008 Examined Life
Directing/Director2005 Žižek!
Writing/Writer2005 Žižek!

Full Name: Astra Taylor
Born: Saturday, 09/29 1979 (September) in Winnipeg (Canada) (current age: 44 years + 203 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: New School, Brown University
Employer: State University of New York at New Paltz, University of Georgia
Astra Taylor frequently works together with these people:
Robert Kennedy (2x, Crew)
Slavoj Žižek (2x, Actor)
John M. Tran (2x, Crew)
Michael Hardt (1x, Cast)
Kwame Anthony Appiah (1x, Cast)
Aeschylus Poulos (1x, Crew)
Christiane Gruber (1x, Cast)
David Welch (1x, Cast)
Craig Silverman (1x, Cast)
Anita Lee (1x, Crew)
Sanjay Mehta (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:420583, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024