Appalshop Movie Trailers

John Jacob Niles Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

John Jacob Niles is a portrait of the adding machine repairman who came to Eastern Kentucky in 1909, “heard the songs [his] father sang,” and became a much-noted “arranger, expander, collector, recorder, and performer” of traditional Appalachian ballads.

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot Trailer (2012)

01 July 2012

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot is a first person documentary about the extraordinary life of this American civil rights leader.

Beyond Measure Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

There is a constant tension between the forces of an ever-changing economy and the need to have stable communities.

Whitesburg Epic Trailer (1971)

06 June 1971

In this small town “epic,” the people of Whitesburg, KY speak directly to the camera about unemployment, student unrest, and the Vietnam War.

Fixin' to Tell About Jack Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Ray Hicks is a mountain farmer from Beech Mountain, North Carolina, with a genius for telling traditional folktales that have been passed down in his family for generations.

Quilting Women Trailer (1976)

20 December 1976

Quilting Women traces the process of traditional Appalachian quilting, from cutting out and piecing together the patterns to the quilting bee.

As Long As You Can Trailer (2021)

01 January 2021

Produced by Nik Lee and Ellie Mullins, this official selection of the 2022 Boone Docs Film Festival offers expansive interviews covering the lives of six LGBTQ+ folks — all Appalachian and all “successful” in their own ways.

Coal Bucket Outlaw Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Coal Bucket Outlaw is a documentary that asks Americans to look at where our energy comes from at a time when coal still produced over half of our nation's electricity, and reveals the human and environmental price we pay for our national addiction to fossil fuels.

Big Lever Trailer (1982)

15 March 1982

For Nixon's first public appearance since resigning the presidency, Richard Nixon chose the small mountain community of Leslie County, Kentucky.

Appalachian Genesis Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Appalachian Genesis, one of the first Appalshop films, was commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission to document the state of mind of Appalachian young people in the early 1970s.

In Ya Blood Trailer (1971)

16 September 1971

Appalshop’s first dramatic film, In Ya Blood is the story of a prototypical young man from Appalachia in the summer after his senior year in high school.

Full of Wonder: the art of Angelyn DeBord Trailer (2023)

29 April 2023

Artist Angie DeBord tells stories, both verbally and through her beautifully colorful paintings, representing Appalachian folklore, myth, and her ancestors.

The Struggle of Coon Branch Mountain Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

In their efforts to better their children’s education, the residents of this small West Virginia community found themselves face to face with an unfeeling, bureaucratic political structure.

Belinda Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

A native of Eastern Kentucky, Belinda Mason was, as she says,“a small town journalist, a young mother, a reliable Tupperware party guest” until she became infected with the HIV virus in 1987.

Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Nimrod Workman won a National Heritage Award for his original songs, but in the film that shares his name, he often breaks into impromptu performances of traditional ballads, dances, and delivers monologues that are just as superlative.