The Illinois Parables (2016)

Name: The Illinois Parables
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2016-01-22
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: C. Felton Jennings II, Anna Toborg, Joshua Frieman, José Oubrerie, Daniel Verdier

Jan 22, 2016 Documentary, History 1h 0m

User Score

67%

6 votes

Internet Movie Database

73%

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

7300%

Overview

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?