The Illinois Parables
Score: 6.7
Genre: Documentary, History
Year: 2016-01-22
Streaming Services NL (by JustWatch): DocAlliance Films
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?
C. Felton Jennings II
Anna Toborg
Joshua Frieman
José Oubrerie
Daniel Verdier
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