Filmmaker Astra Taylor continues her obsession with philosophers with her new documentary, “Examined Life.” Last time she followed Slavoj Zizek around. The new film includes interviews with Cornel West (in this clip), Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Ghanaian-born Kwame Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Judith Butler, and Slavoj Zizek (again). Here‘s a blogpost by Taylor (who I knew briefly a few years ago) written for the Toronto Film Festival’s website as well as the film’s website.
