Movie

The Illinois Parables

★ 6.7/10 · 6 votes 2016 1h 0m Released

DocumentaryHistory

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?

Cast

C C. Felton Jennings II Himself A Anna Toborg Herself J Joshua Frieman Himself J José Oubrerie Himself D Daniel Verdier Himself David Gatten Himself