What if someone came along who changed not the way you think about everything, but everything about the way you think? That question is the path that leads us through Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman’s award-winning DERRIDA. A film about the late philosopher and his work is more than a challenge, but Dick and Ziering Kofman’s portrait of the philosopher is a remarkable achievement. Witty and affectionate, while repeatedly exploring the nature of cinema, identity, and even of questions themselves, DERRIDA follows Jacques Derrida from his work to his home as the filmmakers search for the Derrida that can be captured on film.This beautifully produced oversize volume presents the complete text of DERRIDA, along with an extensive interview with Jacques Derrida and introductory essays by the filmmakers and by Nicholas Royle. Bullet points: Stunningly designed, full-color throughout A tribute to the life and work of the late philosopher Includes an extensive interview with Jacques Derrida, available only in this volume REVIEW: ‘Blissful! A pleasure to watch! . (Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times) REVIEW: 'Bewitching! .
(Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine)REVIEW: 'One of the 10 Best Films of 2002. . (Elliot Stein, Ed Park, Village Voice)AUTHORBIO: Kirby Dick is an independent filmmaker. Amy Ziering Kofman, also a filmmaker, runs Jane Doe Films and studied with Jacques Derrida at Yale and in Paris. Jacques Derrida was born in Algeria in 1930; he died in France in 2004.