The Illinois Parables (2016)
60 min
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?
- Release date
- January 22, 2016
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Raven Wolf C. Felton Jennings II as Raven Wolf
- Joshua Frieman as Enrico Fermi
- Anna Toborg as Wanet McNeill
- Jose Oubrerie as Jacques Marquette
- Daniel Verdier as Alexis de Tocqueville
- David Gatten as Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Chris Bournea as Hanrahan's Raiders
- Riley Cruttenden as Hanrahan's Raiders
- Joshua Finnell as Hanrahan's Raiders
Crew
- Fred Hampton · Archive footage
- Deborah Stratman · Director
- Deborah Stratman · Writer
- Deborah Stratman · Producer
- Deborah Stratman · Cinematographer
- Deborah Stratman · Editor