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
Directed byConnie Field
Judith Montell
Written byYasha Aginsky
Phil Cousineau
Judith Montell
Produced byJudith Montell[1][2]
Narrated byRonnie Gilbert
Edited byYasha Aginsky
Distributed byTara Releasing
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Accolades

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It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5]

Production

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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

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Other documentaries about Jewish activism

References

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  1. ^ 1991|Oscars.org
  2. ^ Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars
  3. ^ MUBI
  4. ^ "Forever Activists! Stories from the Veterans of Abraham Lincoln Brigade". jewishfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. ^ "NY Times: Forever Activists". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  6. ^ "Women Who Paved the Way: Activist and Folk Musician Ronnie Gilbert". 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ^ Chicago Reader
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