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Upcoming From the Hills & Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series Showings
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From the Hills and Hollers: HILLBILLY with Tom Hansell
The term “hillbilly” has been tossed about casually in America for well over a century, usually as a (derogatory) reference to people from the region of Appalachia. Moreover, rural culture has been... [read more]
First Viewing: September 19, 2024
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From the Hills and Hollers: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS with Dr. Tiffany Arnold
Jodie Foster stars as FBI agent Clarice Starling who is tasked with investigating a string of murders involving overweight women that appears to be the work of an emerging serial killer. To... [read more]
First Viewing: October 24, 2024
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From the Hills and Hollers: FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES with Josh Brooks
Its Christmastime, 1983, in a small rust-belt town in the Monongahela River Valley. Tony Oliverio, a good Catholic boy from a large family, is on holiday break from the local community college... [read more]
First Viewing: November 14, 2024
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From the Hills and Hollers: POTTERO + RECLAIMING: ORAL HISTORIES OF SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE WELLNESS TRADITIONS IN APPALACHIAN OHIO
Pottero – with Lindsay Martin Written and animated by OU Film Associate Director Lindsey Martin and illustrated by Thomas Parnes, this short 10-minute film is a contemporary Appalachian folktale that recounts a... [read more]
First Viewing: January 30, 2025
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From the Hills and Hollers: HEROIN(E) with Rebecca Robison-Miller
Appalachia has been hit incredibly hard by the terrible opioid epidemic that has ravaged America from coast to coast and from the urban heart of cities to the smallest of rural communities.... [read more]
First Viewing: March 6, 2025
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From the Hills and Hollers: NORMA RAE with Dr. Rachel Terman
The film that garnered Sally Field her first Academy Award for Best Actress, Norma Rae tells the story of a textile worker who gets fed up with the terrible working conditions in her factory... [read more]