Appalachia Movies
- 1983
Sprout Wings and Fly
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Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky,...
- 2022
No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia
No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia62022HD
“No Such Right” is a snapshot of a region in crisis. In the aftermath of the stunning Dobbs v Jackson decision, doctors, lawyers,...
- 1991
Appalachian Journey
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Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). ...
- 2020
Harp Brothers
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A film about America’s first serial killers. These brothers terrorized Kentucky and went across the state on a killing spree. The film is...
- 1973
Tradition
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Whiskey-making, one of the oldest traditions in the mountains, has been illegal since the end of the 18th century. Tradition is a portrait of...
- 2019
You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard
You Gave Me A Song: The Life and Music of Alice Gerrard102019HD
You Gave Me A Song offers an intimate portrait of old-time music pioneer Alice Gerrard and her remarkable, unpredictable journey creating and...
- 2000
Stranger with a Camera
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In 1967 Canadian filmmaker Hugh O'Connor came with a crew to eastern Kentucky to make a film showing people from all walks of life in the United...
- 1969
The End of an Old Song
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John Cohen, founding member of the ‘50s folk troupe the New Lost City Ramblers, started making films in order to bring together the two...
- 1940
The Children Must Learn
The Children Must Learn01940HD
Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Linking education and economic development, The Children...
- 2022
My Great Great Great Uncle Built Churches
My Great Great Great Uncle Built Churches02022HD
Bob Childress was the founder and builder of the famous "Rock Churches" of southwest Virginia, all established between 1919 and 1954. In 2022, Buford...
- 1996
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
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Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her...
- 2017
Crick in the Holler
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Set in West Virginia during the 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student clashes with her family while investigating a...
- 1991
Trouble Behind
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During World War I, African-Americans worked on the railroad near Corbin, Kentucky. When whites returned from the war, there was conflict. Whites...
- 2020
Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade
Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade02020HD
In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last...
- 2018
The Curse and the Jubilee
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An intimate, arresting portrait of the cursed Appalachian mining town of Ivanhoe, Virginia. The film captures the town as it prepares for the annual...
- 1971
In Ya Blood
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Appalshop’s first dramatic film, In Ya Blood is the story of a prototypical young man from Appalachia in the summer after his senior year in...
- 2015
Pickin & Screamin
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When people think of Appalachian music they often think of the banjo and classify it as bluegrass, but the music in the region is more diverse than...
- 1970
Running for the Mountains
Running for the Mountains01970HD
RUNNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS digs into West Virginia's history of 'patriotic sacrifice,' unearthing veins of dark money and dirty politics. The film...