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From the Hills & Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series

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

We’re thrilled to present the 3rd annual From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series for 2024-2025! Launched in 2022, this series has so far been a resounding success with the local community, so we’re extremely pleased to continue our presentation of this very special line of programming!

The Hills & Hollers series seeks to foster a deeper connection between the residents of Athens city and the Ohio University community to the cultural legacy of the surrounding region through films that examine the many facets, both positive and negative, of life in Appalachia. Each year’s 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 introductions/lectures will provide context for the film and identify the underlying issues related to the film’s portrayal of Appalachian culture. After each screening, a special guest speaker will engage with the audience in a Q&A session to further discuss important topics related to the film.

All events in the series are presented with free admission.

This series is sponsored by the Ohio Honors Program, University Libraries, College of Health Sciences and Professions, The Department of Social and Public Health, GO Local, University College, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Multicultural Center and The Black Student Cultural Programming Board, Center for Campus and Community Engagement, and The Women’s Center.

 

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

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

It’s 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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