The Illinois Parables (2016)
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?
- Date of release
- 2016-01-22
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Deborah Stratman
Casting
- C. Felton Jennings II — Himself
- Anna Toborg — Herself
- Joshua Frieman — Himself
- José Oubrerie — Himself
- Daniel Verdier — Himself
- David Gatten — Himself
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