Surviving Derrida
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Mexico
- Runtime: 78 min
Twenty years after the death of philosopher Jacques Derrida, the film embarks on a highly intimate and philosophical journey alongside one of his closest companions: Avital Ronell. Rather than offering a biographical account, the film explores the ways in which Derrida's presence, embodied by those who survived him, continues to haunt, inspire, and provoke. Through diverse, multifaceted conversations with his widow Marguerite Derrida, his son Pierre Alferi, close friends Hélène Cixous, Suzanne Doppelt, and Anne Dufourmantelle, the film takes on the form of a kind of cartography of friendship, loss, exile, and legacy. A documentary woven through with humor, sorrow, and metaphysical reflection becomes an essay on philosophical intimacy, poetic communication, and an unfinished process of farewell.
- Director: Jesús Mario Lozano
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Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was a French philosopher of Algerian origin and the founder of deconstruction, an influential method of reading and critiquing philosophical and literary texts. One of the most significant thinkers of the 20th century, his work profoundly shaped philosophy, literary theory, and cultural stu…
Jesús Mario Lozano is an actor born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Avital Ronell is an American-German literary theorist and philosopher, professor at New York University. She is known for her deconstructivist approach and her close intellectual collaboration with Jacques Derrida. Her notable works include The Telephone Book and Stupidity.
Surviving Derrida is a Mexican documentary film (2026, 78 min.) that, twenty years after the death of philosopher Jacques Derrida, explores his legacy through intimate conversations with those closest to him — his widow Marguerite Derrida, son Pierre Alferi, and friends including Hélène Cixous. Guided by philosopher A…
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