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Whitesburg epic / Appalachian Film Workshop.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Appalachians (People)--Social life and customs.
- Appalachians (People).
- Appalachians (People)--Attitudes.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs.
- Appalachian Region, Southern.
- Whitesburg (Ky.)--Social life and customs.
- Whitesburg (Ky.).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (9 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Whitesburg, KY : Appalshop Inc., 1971.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Shot in the summer of 1970 and one of the first films in the Appalshop catalog, Whitesburg Epic uses "man on the street" reportage to investigate issues faced by residents of a rural Appalachian community. People discuss growing up in a small town and their reactions to the war in Southeast Asia and the recent massacre at Kent State. Shots of youth outside of Main St. businesses and a spontaneous point-of-view car ride around the downtown strip - accompanied by the bluegrass music classic 'Salty Dog Blues' by a local mountain group - all combine to provide an energetic, playful (evident in the 'Epic' of the film title) but particularly moving portrait by the filmmakers of their community.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 22, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1451542165
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