ASTRA TAYLOR AT THE THISTLE !! FREE!
*MUST RSVP FOR TWO OF THE EVENTS- SEE BELOW*
Astra Taylor 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. 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 the State University of New York. 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
1. MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7:00
Monday night – instead of a collective meeting – we’re going to introduce her, show her most recent movie, Examined Life and have a discussion about the film.
All collective members and Thistlites, and friends are invited. Snacks provided.
2. TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 4:30 This is an event for unschooling, altschooling and homeschooling kids and families. Astra will talk about her experiences growing up out of school, how college/work life has worked out, and her thoughts on the unschooling movement.
This is open to anyone interested, but you need to RSVP: carla@purplethistle.ca
this event is free!
However, donations are welcomed! all donations will go to the youngunz to help pay for their trip to Albany, NY where they will be giving a presentation at the AERO conference! http://www.educationrevolution.org/conference.html
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3. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST, 5:00
This event is for young filmmakers and people interested in film. Astra has made a couple of movies that were widely distributed and shown in theatres, without any formal film school training. Here she is going to talk about how she made her films, how she got them distributed and shown, what thoughts and advice she has for young people making films.
All welcome, but you need to RSVP: matt@purplethistle.ca
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/carlabergman#!/event.php?eid=107333809289046&ref=ts