The Heartland International Film Festival announced the official selections for its 28th edition, with Marielle Heller’s Tom Hanks’ starrer A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD as the Opening Night Gala film,
THE REVOLUTIONIST: EUGENE V. DEB (2019)
THE REVOLUTIONIST: EUGENE V. DEB (2019)
NAME OF FILM: THE REVOLUTIONIST: EUGENE V. DEB (2019)
DIRECTOR(S): Kim Jacobs, Kyle Travers
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Terre Haute-born Eugene Debs was a founding member of America’s Socialist Party and a five- time candidate for president. He became a fierce advocate for worker rights and social change. His oratory tested America’s tolerance for free speech and cost Debs his freedom. But even from prison, he campaigned for the presidency.