Pi: The Guerilla Diaries — Darren Aronofsky — A24 — 2024

Before Pi became a cult film, it was a chaotic experiment in independent filmmaking. This expanded edition reconstructs Aronofsky’s 1996–98 journey through his complete, long-out-of-print production diaries, alongside hundreds of previously unseen archival materials. Script notes, camera tests, cinematographer sketches, internal memos, letters and photographs expose the practical invention behind his 1998 debut. Published with a new introduction by Aronofsky, it works less as conventional film history than as a raw document of how an uncompromising first feature gets made against the odds.

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Title: Pi: The Guerilla Diaries
Artist / Author: Darren Aronofsky
Date: 2024
Edition: New & Expanded Edition
Medium / Materials: Foil-stamped softcover with two 6 mm drill holes; lay-flat binding
Dimensions: 15.2 × 20.3 cm
Pages: 324
Language: English
Publisher / Editor: A24
ISBN: 978-1-960078-07-0
Condition: New