''Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade'' is a 1990
documentary film
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by
Connie Field
Connie Field is an American film director known for her work in documentaries.
Her works include ''The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter'' (1980), ''Forever Activists'' (1990), ''Freedom on My Mind'' (1994) and ''Have You Heard from Johannesbur ...
and Judith Montell that shares interviews with seven
American
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veterans of the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
who fought for the Loyalist cause during the war and went on to live lives of activism.
Accolades
It was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Documentary Feature
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.
Production
It was narrated by
Ronnie Gilbert.
The film makes the point that for many of the men and women who fought in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
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
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in 1986, on the 50th anniversary of the war's outbreak.
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See also
* Abraham Lincoln Brigade
*Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
Jewish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War refers to Jews who joined International Brigades and fought in the Spanish Civil War, which erupted on July 17, 1936 and ended on April 1, 1939.
History
The fighting was between the Republicans, who w ...
*Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
* List of American films of 1990
;Other documentaries about Jewish activism:
*'' Professional Revolutionary''
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0099598
BFI
1990 films
1990 documentary films
American documentary films
Documentary films about the Spanish Civil War
Documentary films about veterans
Films about activists
Films directed by Connie Field
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
English-language documentary films