The Illinois Parables
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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C. Felton Jennings II
Himself
Anna Toborg
Herself
Raven Wolf C. Felton Jennings II
Raven Wolf
Deborah Stratman
Olivia Block
Joshua Frieman
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Okkyung Lee
José Oubrerie
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Daniel Verdier
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Deborah Stratman Director
United States release January 22, 2016 · Produced in United States
Production
Pythagoras Film
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
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