PRAIRIE TRILOGY | SURVIVOR

The final installment of The Prairie Trilogy focuses on Henry Martinson in the last year of his life, showcasing his humor, sharp intellect, and unwavering revolutionary spirit. A lifelong labor organizer and Poet Laureate of North Dakota, Martinson shares his personal stories, reads his poetry, and reflects on the struggles and triumphs of his generation. Completed shortly before his death, Survivor is a poignant celebration of Martinson’s legacy and a call to action for future generations to build a more equitable world.

“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