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Forever Activists

1990 American film

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]

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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

Other documentaries about Jewish activism

References

  1. [1]
    1991|Oscars.org
  2. [2]
    Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars
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    MUBI
  4. [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.
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    "NY Times: Forever Activists". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  6. [6]
    "Women Who Paved the Way: Activist and Folk Musician Ronnie Gilbert". 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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    Chicago Reader
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