'What is Democracy?': A Film and Panel Discussion
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About this Event
This event will feature a screening of the film 'What Is Democracy?' by Astra Taylor, and will then be followed by a panel discussion of the film, and its central question.
Cet événement comprendra une projection du film "Qu'est-ce que la démocratie?" par Astra Taylor, et sera ensuite suivi d'une table ronde sur le film, et sa question centrale.
The panel discussion features Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Larisa Kurtović and Joshua Nichols. Anoush F. Terjanian is moderating the event.
For more information and panelists' bios, visit the CIPS website.
La table ronde inclura Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Larisa Kurtović et Joshua Nichols. Anoush F. Terjanian animera l’événement.
Pour plus d'informations et les biographies des panélistes, visitez le site Web du CÉPI.
We will hear from the film's director, Astra Taylor, as well as from Tom McSorley, Director of the Canadian Film Institute.
Nous entendrons la réalisatrice du film, Astra Taylor, ainsi que Tom McSorley, directeur de l'Institut canadien du film.
Presented in collaboration by CIPS, the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue, the Ottawa Art Gallery, the Canadian Film Institute, and iVote/jeVote.
Présenté en collaboration par le CÉPI, le Forum pour le dialogue Alex-Trebek, la Galerie d'art d'Ottawa, l'Institut canadien du film et iVote/jeVote.
Film synopsis: 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 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 democracy, we must first ask what the word even means.
Synopsis:
Un voyage philosophique issu de la quête de la réalisatrice pour mieux comprendre les paradoxes, les joies et les problèmes de la démocratie. Entremêlant les exemples contemporains de lutte pour la démocratie et des conversations avec les grands politicologues de l’heure, le film met à jour et fouille des thèmes intemporels, fait le lien entre le passé et le présent, suscite la réflexion et inspire.