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?

• DirectorDeborah Stratman
• Release22 January 2016
• Genre
  Documentary / History
• Duration1h
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  6.7
  6 reviews
• Productions

  Pythagoras Film