Applewise / a videotape by Anthony Slone with Joe Gray ; produced by Appalshop ; directed & edited by Anthony Slone.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Slone, Anthony, director, editor of moving image work.

Gray, Joe, 1947- filmmaker.

Appalshop, Inc., publisher, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apple growers--Virginia--Wise County.

Apple growers.

Family farms--Virginia--Wise County.

Family farms.

Orchards--Virginia--Wise County.

Orchards.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Whitesburg, KY : Appalshop Inc., 1997.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Applewise is an insider's portrait of the Mullins family, third generation apple growers, and their struggle to maintain and manage one of only two remaining family-run apple orchards in Wise County, Virginia. The film follows the growing seasons as family members try to keep the orchard business profitable while struggling with pesticide issues and sustainability, and others look to the coal industry to strike it rich. In following Roy Mullins, his parents, and his brother in their attempts to make a go of the apple business, Applewise tells the story of a family that is on one hand extraordinarily industrious and inventive, but on the other hand not unlike most American families who are trying to seize the opportunities around them, to earn a living, and look after the next generation. The documentary explores issues of self-sustainable agriculture and sustainable land management, corporate competition, pesticide use and family unity.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed September 22, 2025).

OCLC:

1544908849