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Title What is democracy? / The National Film Board of Canada presents ; produced by Lea Marin ; written and directed by Astra Taylor.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Zeitgeist Films, [2019]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 321.8 WHA    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital rdatr
optical rdarm
surround stereo rdacpc
Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0
NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Documentary films lcgft
System Details DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen (1.85:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 stereo.
Cast Wendy Brown, Silvia Federici, George A. Papandreou.
Credits Editor, Robert Kennedy ; director of photography, Maya Bankovic ; music by Heather McIntosh.
Note Originally produced in 2018.
Wide screen.
Audience Rating: Not rated.
Summary Director Astra Taylor's idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents, from ancient Athens's groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism's roots in medieval Italy, from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Note Special features: Deleted scenes; Interview with director Astra Taylor on The dig, a poscast from Jacobin Magazine; Q&A with Astra Taylor at The Jacob Burns Film Center, moderated by Brian Ackerman, JBFC Founding Programming Director; trailers.
Access Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Language In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Subject Democracy -- History.
Political science.
Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
Political science. (OCoLC)fst01069781
Genre/Form Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Added Author Taylor, Astra, film director, screenwriter.
Marin, Lea, film producer.
Kennedy, Robert (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
Bankovic, Maya, director of photography.
McIntosh, Heather (Musician), composer (expression)
Brown, Wendy, 1955- onscreen presenter.
Federici, Silvia, onscreen presenter.
Papandreou, Giƍrgos A., 1952- onscreen presenter.
National Film Board of Canada, presenter, production company.
Zeitgeist Films, publisher.
Standard No. 738329237936
Music No. K23793 Zeitgeist Films
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