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Jun 24, 2024 · A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created.
A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created.
A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, KING COAL meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created.
Aug 11, 2023 · Filmed in Central Appalachia—including the director's home state of West Virginia—“King Coal” moves beyond shallow impressions of the region with a real love for her neighbors and prodding questions about what it means to identify with an industry that has harmed and exploited generations of families.
Aug 12, 2023 · Elaine McMillion Sheldon's new film defies labels. It's about the reign of king coal in Appalachia, and she knows the territory.
King Coal is a 1917 novel by Upton Sinclair that describes the poor working conditions in the coal mining industry in the western United States during the 1910s, from the perspective of a single protagonist, Hal Warner.
Aug 10, 2023 · A coal miner’s daughter turned filmmaker profiles a region’s relationship with fossil fuel and presents a eulogy for a way of life. Share full article. By following two girls in “King Coal ...
Jan 23, 2023 · King Coal: Directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon. The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner's daughter exploring the region's dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking in a spectacularly beautiful and deeply moving immersion into Central Appalachia...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Watch the trailer for 'King Coal,' a documentary directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon that explores the mythic power of Appalachian coal country.