Astra Taylor
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Astra Taylor (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1979) is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker and writer, best known for her 2005 film, Zizek!, about the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, and for her 2008 film, Examined Life.
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Taylor grew up in Athens, Georgia, and was unschooled until age 13. She attended Brown University for a year and holds an MA in Liberal Studies from the New School. She has taught sociology at the University of Georgia and SUNY New Paltz. Her writings have appeared in numerous magazines, and in 2006 Filmmaker Magazine listed her as one of "25 new faces to watch." She is the sister of painter and disability activist Sunny Taylor, and is married to Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel. She is a vegan.
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Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2026Who Moves America Executive Producer
- 2021Your Debt Is Someone Else's Asset Writer
- 2018What Is Democracy? Director, Writer
- 2008Examined Life Director, Writer
- 2005Žižek! Director, Writer
Acting5
- 2021Your Debt Is Someone Else's Asset as Narrator
- 2019Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
- 2018What Is Democracy?
- 2008Examined Life