Swine Country: A Community Polluted Fighting For Change
Over the last 40 years, the hog and poultry industries of eastern North Carolina have grown tremendously, but at what cost? While the industry makes record profits, all of the […]
Staring Down Fate
Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Chris Lucash searches for meaning while the endangered species he dedicated himself to saving faces another potential extinction. Staring Down Fate is about 7.4 […]
Benevolence
After the stress of prison life, six women find themselves nurtured and supported in a calm, agricultural sanctuary when they move to Benevolence Farm, a transitional house on a working […]
BETWEEN THE RIVERS: THE HISTORY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES
More than 50 years after their family farms were forcibly taken to create the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, former residents are protesting the government’s current use of […]
FARMSTEADERS
Nick Nolan is an Appalachian prodigal son working against the odds to resurrect the family farm. Nick, his wife Celeste, and their young family are fighting to keep this homeland […]
A WEAVERLY PATH: THE TAPESTRY LIFE OF SILVIA HEYDEN
To me weaverly is totally tactile, between my hands and my eyes and my feelings – Silvia Heyden A WEAVERLY PATH offers an intimate, visually stunning portrait of Swiss-born tapestry […]
Overburden
Overburden is the story of a fiery, pro-coal right-winger and a tenacious, environmentalist grandmother as they take on the most dangerous coal company in America. These two lives intertwine as […]
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE
The fragile wetlands of Louisiana are under relentless attack by legions of 20-pound semi-aquatic invasive rodents known as nutria, which have greatly accelerated coastal erosion and made the bayou much […]
Mountain Top Removal
Throughout southern Appalachia mountaintop removal coal mining is on the rise, blasting and leveling highland forests and streams. The process literally changes the geology of the region. Citizens negatively impacted […]
On Coal River
At the heart of America’s hope for a “clean coal” future lies the decimation of West Virginia’s richest landscapes. More profound still is the heavy toll on human lives playing […]
