Susan Sontag

An intimate investigation into the life of Susan Sontag, one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and outspoken, Sontag was a literary, political and feminist icon. This film explores her life through experimental images, archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues and lovers, as well as her own words, read by actress Patricia Clarkson.

With crackling immediacy, D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus captured a singular cultural moment in 1970s New York City: a rowdy battle of ideas about women’s liberation between Norman Mailer and a panel of prominent female thinkers and activists. Heady, heated, and hilarious, this documentary is a dazzling display of feminist firepower featuring some of the most influential figures of the era.