The Illinois Parables (movie)
- User score: 6.7
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Deborah Stratman
- Production companies: Pythagoras Film
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Release date: 1/22/2016
- Run time: 60 min.
Movie description
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?
