Film
The Illinois Parables
2016 · 1h · Documentary · History
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
- Metacritic
- 73
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Overview
From dreamy aerial opening shots, we are sent on an expedition through the storied land of our fifth most populous state, Illinois, often called a miniature version of America. Deborah Stratman’s experimental documentary explores how physical landscapes and human politics can each re-interpret historical events. Eleven parables relay histories of settlement, removal, technological breakthrough, violence, messianism, and resistance. Who gets to write history—physical monuments, official news accounts, or personal spoken-word memories?
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Cast
C. Felton Jennings II
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Anna Toborg
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Joshua Frieman
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José Oubrerie
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Daniel Verdier
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David Gatten
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Crew
- Deborah StratmanDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Editor
Details
- Release date
- January 22, 2016
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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