(WATCH) ‘King Coal’ First Look: Visually Stunning Documentary Captures Mythic Power Of Appalachian Coal Country
Only about 40,000 people work in coal mining in the U.S., a modest number compared to other lines of work – 1.7 million people, for instance, are employed in the auto industry.
And yet coal and coal mining occupy an almost mythic place in the American imagination that belies the labor force statistics. In the documentary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Appalachia native Elaine McMillion Sheldon examines a part of the country deeply embedded, one might say, in the charred rock. As America increasingly turns away from coal as an energy source and towards renewables, the future of coal country remains uncertain.
“Since premiering at Sundance in January we’ve had the opportunity to take this film to audiences across the country, and it’s clear that thoughdocuments the myths, fables, and realities of a specific place – Appalachia – the story of upheaval and belonging is universal and something deeply felt by many in this moment,” Sheldon said in a statement.
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