Herb E. Smith, August 16, 2015

Title

Herb E. Smith, August 16, 2015

Subject

Whitesburg (Ky.)
Appalshop, Inc.
Childhood
Letcher County (Ky.)

Description

Herby Smith discusses his family's roots in Appalachia, his education and boyhood in Whitesburg, and the earliest years at Appalshop, including his simultaneous efforts to earn a degree at Vanderbilt University while releasing his first films, "In Ya Blood" and "Judge Wooten and Coon-On-A-Log." Throughout the interview, Smith explains the politics and potential of Appalshop as well as its influences on him and his fellow Appalshoppers.

Format

video

Identifier

2015oh322_appal004

Interviewer

Jeff Keith
Rayna Gellert

Interviewee

Herb Smith

Interview Keyword

Appalachian Region
Appalachians (people)--Kentucky--Social conditions
Motion pictures--Production and direction

Files

2015oh322_appal004_smith_img.jpg


Citation

“Herb E. Smith, August 16, 2015,” Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, accessed December 4, 2023, https://nunncenter.net/legaciesofappalshop/items/show/4.