Astra Taylor’s philosophical documentary reflects on a word we too often take for granted while spanning 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 to the United States reckoning with its racist past. This urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intellectual, and the personal and the political in order to provoke and inspire.

Director: Astra Taylor
Cast: Wendy Brown, Angela Davis, Silvia Federici, Zoe Konstantopoulou, Henry M. “Mickey” Michaux, Jr., Cornel West

Runtime: 107 mins