GCAS Films
Documentary films sponsored by The Global Center for Advanced Studies, exploring philosophy, politics, and the ideas that shape our world.
Badiou
Nietzsche wrote that philosophy is always the biography of the philosopher. Alain Badiou’s story suggests that the opposite is also true. The first feature-length documentary film on France’s most famous living philosopher.
Festival Screenings
World Premiere: Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic (October 2018)
Asian Premiere: Arthouse Asia 2019 (January 2019)
Director Biography
Gorav Kalyan (director, editor, cinematographer) is a Philadelphia-based filmmaker and co-founder of Nonetheless Productions. Gorav studied philosophy before moving to California in 2006, where he studied Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts. He was a 2013 Film Independent Project: Involve fellow, and has made feature-length films, documentaries, short films, and music videos.
The BirdCage
“The Birdcage” revolves around the austerity measures in Greece, a few days after the historic Greek referendum. Ten leading thinkers in democratic politics take turns in a room, minutes away from the Greek parliament and the tear gases of Syntagma square, answering the question: “How do economics affect politics today and what consequences does this have for the future of democracy?”
Featuring
Srecko Horvat — Philosopher, Author
Aristides Baltas — Former Greek Minister of Education
Stathis Gourgouris — Prof. Comparative Literature, Columbia
Athena Anagnostou — Prof. Social Anthropology, Panteion
Astra Taylor & Laura Hanna — Documentary Filmmakers
Jerome Roos — Founding Editor, ROAR Magazine
Helena Sheehan — Prof. Philosophy, Dublin City University
Yiorgos Chouliaras — Poet, Author, Harvard Review
Bruno Bosteels — Prof. Literature, Cornell University
Jodi Dean — Prof. Political Science, Hobart & William Smith
Full Credits
Camera Assistant: Eleni Lola · Set Design: Danae Anagnostou · Editor: Christos Giannakopoulos · Sound Engineer: Aris Pavlidis · Sound Mix: George Ramantanis / DNA Lab Studio · Line Producer: Giannis Exintaris · Production Manager: Amy Makris · Assistant Director: Zoe Valve · Special Thanks: Eleni Berde
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