PRAIRIE TRILOGY | REBEL EARTH 

In this reflective second chapter, Henry Martinson journeys with a younger North Dakota farmer to retrace the landscapes and memories of his past. As they visit sites tied to Martinson’s life, including his Divide County homestead, the film captures the intergenerational impact of labor struggles and rural life. Through its intimate portrayal of Martinson’s connections to the land and people, Rebel Earth offers a moving meditation on history, solidarity, and the enduring fight for equality.

“Moving and still pertinent depictions of the human realities that animate labor struggles.” – Glenn Kenny, New York Times

Directed by

John Hanson

Rob Nilsson

Cast

Eugene Corr Eugene Corr ... Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr)

Dan Leegant Dan Leegant ... Speaker (voice)

Henry Martinson Henry Martinson ... Narrator

Music by

David Ozzie Ahlers

Cinematography by

Frithjof Holmboe ... (archival cinematography)

Production Management

Marlena Weinstein ... production manager

Sound Department

Jennifer Chinlund ... sound editor

Joan Musante ... effects recording

Camera and Electrical Department

Judy Irola ... addition photography

Music Department

David Ozzie Ahlers ... pump organ (as Ozzie Ahlers)

Jim Rothermel ... woodwinds

Tim Rued ... key fiddle

David Schickele ... viola