Marty Newell, November 14, 2015

Marty Newell, November 14, 2015

Whitesburg (Ky.)

Highsplint (Ky.)

Company towns

Appalachian Region--Social conditions

Appalachians (People) in motion pictures

Regionalism--Appalachian Region

Motion pictures and youth.

Documentary films--Production and direction.

Appalshop, Inc.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion picture industry--Finance.

Political activists.

Marty Newell begins by remembering his childhood in the coal company town of Highsplint, and discusses moving to Whitesburg at a time when the region was receiving a great deal of media attention. He remembers the beginnings of Appalshop, his travels to film for the General Convention Youth Program, and how these influenced his thinking about politics, regional identity, and cultural work.

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Jeff Keith

Rayna Gellert

Marty Newell

Coal mines and mining--Appalachian Region

Family history.

Childhood

Activism.

Appalachian Region--Economic conditions

International travel.