Howard Zinn's Emma
“"Liberty will not descend to a People... A People must raise themselves to Liberty"”
2005•PG-13•1h 56m•Released
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.
Director
Bruce Grund
Writer
Howard Zinn
Languages
English
Studio
Media Education Foundation
Cast
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
Ian Pallak Capone
Police Officer
Angel Maldonado
Police Officer
Tad Wise
Sentencing Judge
Production
Company
Media Education Foundation
Company
Brook Trout Films
Producer
Bruce Grund
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