Rough Side of the Mountain
ROUGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN 1999, 56:40 Community organizing and the "steel ceiling" encountered by two company towns -- Trammel and Ivanhoe, Virginia -- as they struggle to develop new economies.…
Justice in the Coalfields
JUSTICE IN THE COALFIELDS 1995, 56:40 demonstrates how current labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people. The documentary follows…
Evelyn Williams
EVELYN WILLIAMS 1995, 26:40 Coal miner’s daughter and wife, mother of nine, domestic worker and community organizer whose awareness of class and race oppression led her to a lifetime of activism.…
Ready for Harvest, Clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians
READY FOR HARVEST, CLEARCUTTING IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 1994, 28:30 Looks at a citizen's campaign against clearcutting North Carolina's native forests and alternative approaches to est management. "... a factually sound and…
Still from Hands On: A year in an Easter Kentucky Classroom
Hands On: A Year in an Eastern Kentucky Classroom
HANDS ON: A YEAR IN AN EASTERN KENTUCKY CLASSROOM 1992, 28:00 Examines the potential of a student-centered, democratically run learning environment based on Foxfire methods in an economically disadvantaged rural second…
Belinda
BELINDA 1993, 29:00 The AIDS advocate who spoke of the need for a collective response not crippled by homophobia, racism, fear, or ignorance. CINE Golden Eagle Award; Big Muddy Film Festival;…
Roving Pickets
ROVING PICKETS 1991, 28:00 Coal miners, coal operators and other participants recall the sometimes violent battle over jobs, health care, and a voice in the political system that focused national attention…
Fast Food Women
FAST FOOD WOMEN 1992, 29:00An inside look at the lives of women who fry chicken, make pizzas, and flip burgers at four fast food restaurants in easter Kentucky. Documents the low…
On Our Own Land
ON OUR OWN LAND 1989, 28:30 The citizens' movement to stop strip mining without the landowner's consent which resulted in an amendment to the Kentucky constitution. "Illustrates a conflict that won’t…
Grassroots Small Farm
GRASSROOTS SMALL FARM 1988, 29:00 The story of 260 families in eastern Kentucky who banded together in a cooperative designed to make small, subsistence farms viable. "Best piece of work on…