"The people of Coalwood tell the story of their town, yesterday, today, and tomorrow."01 January 2009Factual65 mins
Coalwood, WV is the home town of Homer Hickam, whose memoir, Rocket Boys, was made into the movie October Sky. "Welcome to Coalwood" takes you to the October Sky Festival, where you'll meet the Rocket Boys and hear more of the story of this company-owned "coal camp" as told by the people who have lived there.
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Welcome to Coalwood (trailer)
New documentary film about Coalwood West Virginia home town of Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys who were featured in the 1999 film "October Sky".
Welcome to Coalwood documentary (promo)
Homer Hickam and two of the other Rocket Boys talk about my new documentary film at the 2009 October Sky Festival.
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