CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 56m · PG-13

Howard Zinn's Emma

"Liberty will not descend to a People... A People must raise themselves to Liberty"

HistoryDrama

Emma dramatizes the life of Emma Goldman, the famed anarchist, feminist, and free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views, including her opposition to World War I. Filmed live in 2005 at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, New York, with Zinn in attendance, the play draws on Goldman’s influential autobiography, speeches, and political writings to trace her emergence as one of the foremost radical intellectuals and dissident activists in America in the early part of the 20th century. Emma shows us why Emma Goldman was not only a remarkable historical figure but a woman whose fierce wit and political courage continue to resonate today.

Directed byBruce Grund

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2005
Studios
Media Education FoundationBrook Trout Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Naomi Hard

Emma

Paco Francesco Serpico

Johann Most / Mr. Levine

Pablo Vazquez

Sasha (Alexander Berkman)

Patricia Martin

Factory Worker / Anna Minkin / Alemda Sperry

Alexandra Angeloch

Helena / Factory Worker

Robert Burke Warren

Ben Reitman

David Kraai

Fedya

Dean Schambach

Mr. Vogel / Emma's Father / Mr. Sachs / Frick / A.G. Gregory

Joseph Bongiorno

Vito / Frick's Assistant / Hoover / Reporter

Abigail Robin

Factory Worker / Emma's Mother / Prison Nurse

Creative team
Directed by
Bruce Grund
Written by
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn
Produced by
Bruce Grund

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