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?
Cast
- C. Felton Jennings II as Himself
- Anna Toborg as Herself
- Joshua Frieman as Himself
- José Oubrerie as Himself
- Daniel Verdier as Himself
- David Gatten as Himself