Featured Series

From the Hills & Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series

Examining Appalachia's Representation in Film, Media, and Culture

Due to the resounding success of the series launch during 2022-2023, we are thrilled to present the 2nd annual From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Film Series for 2023-2024.

The series seeks to foster a deeper connection between the Athens city and university communities and the cultural legacy of the surrounding region through films that examine the many facets, both positive and negative, of life in Appalachia. This batch of films is, in large part, the product of filmmakers who have intimate knowledge of living in this environment and, as a result, are well-suited for representing the realities of Appalachia on the big screen.

Short introduction/lectures will provide context for the film and introduce the underlying issues represented in film and other media. All events in the series are presented with free admission.

This series is sponsored by the College of Health Sciences and Professions, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ohio Honors Program, Center for Campus and Community Engagement, Athens County Public Libraries, University Libraries, GO Local, University College, the Center for Law, Justice, and Culture,  and the Ohio Arts Council.

 

 

 

Upcoming From the Hills & Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series Showings

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

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

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

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

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

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]

First Viewing: April 17, 2025

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