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 […]
Farmer/Veteran
Home from three combat tours in Iraq, Alex Sutton forges a new identity as a farmer, hatching chicks and raising goats on 43 acres in rural North Carolina. He dives […]
Can’t Stop the Water
For 170 years, a Native American Cajun community has occupied Isle de Jean Charles, a tiny island deep in the bayous of South Louisiana. For these Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, their land […]
Bridging Rails to Trails: Stories of the American Tobacco Trail
The American Tobacco Trail is a rail-to-trail conversion project that stretches more than 22-miles. It is a living history of Durham, North Carolina’s tobacco boom, the D&SC rail line, lost […]
Bringing It Home
A father’s search to find the healthiest building materials leads him to the completion of the nation’s first hemp house. Hemp with lime is a non-toxic, energy-efficient, mildew-resistant, fire-resistant, and […]
After Coal
What happens when fossil fuels run out? After Coal explores the experiences of both Welsh and Appalachian coal-mining communities, profiling inspiring individuals who are creating a new future for these […]
Coal Ash Chronicles
For years, independent investigative journalist Rhiannon Fionn traveled the country collecting stories about coal ash, America’s second-largest stockpile of trash. What she discovered is that it’s likely making people sick, […]
BENDING STICKS: THE SCULPTURE OF PATRICK DOUGHERTY
The feature length documentary BENDING STICKS: THE SCULPTURE OF PATRICK DOUGHERTY will celebrate the twenty-five year career of internationally renowned environmental artist Patrick Dougherty, who has created hundreds of monumental, site-specific […]
Red Wolf Revival
Today, the red wolf is facing a decision that will ultimately decide its fate as a species. Over the course of its history, it has gone from abundant to extinct […]
