Forever Activists
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade is a 1990 documentary film by Connie Field and Judith Montell[3] that shares interviews with seven American veterans of the Spanish Civil War who fought for the Loyalist cause during the war and went on to live lives of activism.[4]
Forever Activists | |
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Directed by | Connie Field Judith Montell |
Written by | Yasha Aginsky Phil Cousineau Judith Montell |
Produced by | Judith Montell[1][2] |
Narrated by | Ronnie Gilbert |
Edited by | Yasha Aginsky |
Distributed by | Tara Releasing |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Accolades
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5]
Production
It was narrated by Ronnie Gilbert.[6]
The film makes the point that for many of the men and women who fought in the Spanish Civil War it was just one of a series of continuing social struggles that they believed in. The film's highlight is a reunion of the veterans in Spain in 1986, on the 50th anniversary of the war's outbreak.[7]
See also
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade
- Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
- Spanish Civil War
- List of American films of 1990
- Other documentaries about Jewish activism
References
- 1991|Oscars.org
- Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars
- MUBI
- "Forever Activists! Stories from the Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade". jewishfilm.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- "NY Times: Forever Activists". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- "Women Who Paved the Way: Activist and Folk Musician Ronnie Gilbert". 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Chicago Reader
External links
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