Forever Activists

Forever Activists
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
Release date	1990 (1990)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

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

• Professional Revolutionary

References

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

External links

• Forever Activists at IMDb
• BFI