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?
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A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring inter...

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Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Ven...

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