The Illinois Parables

• Movies
• 2016-01-22
• EN
• Released
• 1h 0m
• US
• Documentary - History

• 6.7
• 6

Production

Pythagoras Film

Storyline

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?