Examined Life (2008)

After "Zizek!", Astra Taylor brings another hit movie. Somhow similar, in the sense of placing abstract complex ideas into space, connecting them to a location, "Examined Life" puts 8 of the most influential contemporary thinkers in their place, or more psecific, in the place of their ideas.

"Peter Singer's thoughts on the ethics of consumption are amplified against the backdrop of Fifth Avenue's posh boutiques. Michael Hardt ponders the nature of revolution while surrounded by symbols of wealth and leisure. Judith Butler and a friend stroll through San Francisco's Mission District questioning our culture's fixation on individualism. And while driving through Manhattan, Cornel West compares philosophy to jazz and blues."

Sounds fun to watch. And anyway Butler and Zizek are great on camera.