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
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Appalachian Region
Appalachians (people)--Kentucky--Social conditions
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Files
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.