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The Illinois Parables (2016) [N/A]

Featuring:
Raven Wolf C. Felton Jennings II, Joshua Frieman, Anna Toborg

Written by:
Deborah Stratman

Directed by:
Deborah Stratman


Release Date:
January 22, 2016

Original Title:
The Illinois Parables

Genres:
Documentary | History

Production Companies:
Pythagoras Film

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 60

Overview from TheMovieDB

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?

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Overview from Open Movies

An experimental documentary comprised of regional vignettes about faith, force, technology and exodus. Eleven parables relay histories of settlement, removal, technological breakthrough, violence, messianism and resistance, all occurring somewhere in the state of Illinois. But the state is a structural ruse, and its histories are allegories that ask what belief might teach us about nationhood. In our desire to understand the inscrutable, whom do we end up blaming or endorsing?

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Rankings and Honors

The Illinois Parables (2016) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Metacritic 73/100
Awards Won: 1 win & 2 nominations

Performers

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Production

Associate Producer:
Steven Badgett

Cinematography:
Deborah Stratman

Director:
Deborah Stratman

Editor:
Deborah Stratman

Music:
Okkyung Lee
Olivia Block

Producer:
Deborah Stratman

Screenplay:
Deborah Stratman

Sound Designer:
Deborah Stratman

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