Howard Zinn's Emma

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

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.

• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• History
• Director
• Bruce Grund

Cast

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Naomi Hard Emma

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Paco Francesco Serpico Johann Most / Mr. Levine

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Pablo Vazquez Sasha (Alexander Berkman)

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Patricia Martin Factory Worker / Anna Minkin / Alemda Sperry

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Alexandra Angeloch Helena / Factory Worker

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Robert Burke Warren Ben Reitman

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David Kraai Fedya

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