The Illinois Parables

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?

Aktorët

C. Felton Jennings II

Himself

Anna Toborg

Herself

Joshua Frieman

Himself

José Oubrerie

Himself

Daniel Verdier

Himself

David Gatten

Himself

Të Ngjashme

My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha

7.0 1997

The Pharmacy: Shanghai

8.0 1976

Zirkus is nich

2007

Belinda

6.3 2018

Black Ballerina

2016

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

6.9 2006

Alexis Tremblay: Habitant

9.0 1943

Good Game

7.0 2014

Antarktis - Leben am Limit

2017

Holy God

2016

You Can't Do Everything at Once, But You Can Leave Everything at Once

5.8 2013

Linar

4.8 2013

Modern British Slavery

2017

Orphans

5.4 2014

Genji Fantasy: The Cat Fell in Love With Hikaru Genji

2019

An Angel at My Table

7.0 1990

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

8.0 2019

The Cardinal

6.6 1963

Casa Roshell

4.3 2017

A Feeling Greater Than Love

2017