Mimi Pickering, January 28, 2016

Mimi Pickering, January 28, 2016

Politics and government

Motion picture industry--Finance.

Economic conditions

Documentary films--Production and direction.

Appalachian Region--Social conditions

Appalshop, Inc.

Motion picture producers and directors.

In a continuation of previous interviews conducted by Jeff Keith, Mimi Pickering discusses her work at Appalshop mainly during the period of the 1980s. She talks about the planning of a film series on the history of Appalachia, which was ultimately never completed due to funding cuts on the federal level after the election of President Ronald Reagan. She discusses films she worked on during this period, describing in detail the process of creating the films "Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning, 1910-1983", "I'm What This Is All About", and "Chemical Valley", some of which were created with Anne Lewis. She discusses the political aspects of Appalshop, Appalachian music, and the general attitude toward politics in America during the '80s. She discusses the creation of the Community Media Initiative (CMI), Appalshop's radio station WMMT, and talks about gender issues at Appalshop.

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Jeffrey A. Keith

Rayna Gellert

Mimi Pickering

Radio broadcasting--Kentucky

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Music--Appalachian Region

Bhopal (India)

Gender issues

Reagan, Ronald.

Gunning, Sarah Ogan, 1910-1983

Lewis, Anne, 1948-

Chemical industry--Accidents.

Environmental disasters.

Rural schools--Appalachian Region