Viewing: January 30,2025
Director: Lindsey Martin (Pottero) / Talcon Quinn, Clara Haizlett (Reclaiming)
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 woman’s attempt to escape her childhood monster, the “Pottero”. The journey forces her to reconcile with the place she came from and the monsters waiting for her there.
Reclaiming: Oral Histories of Sexual & Reproductive Wellness Traditions in Appalachian Ohio – with Talcon Quinn
Winner of the 2024 Jack Spadaro Documentary Award for Best Short and an Official Selection at the 2024 Appalachian Film Festival, Reclaiming: Oral Histories of Sexual & Reproductive Wellness Traditions in Appalachian Ohio is comprised of insightful interviews with six Appalachian women of various ages who discuss the traditions of sexual and reproductive wellness related to the culture of the region.
Produced and directed by Clara Haizlett (King Coal) and Talcon Quinn – both of whom are native Appalachians – Reclaiming was made possible through funding from Mid Atlantic Arts and the Ohio Humanities Spark Grant.
About the Speakers
Lindsey Martin
Lindsey’s films are humorous, dark stories about the inner workings of families going through crisis. Her interests are in locations and how humans connect to the places they are from and the bizarre tactics people, especially young girls and women, design to cope with poverty in rural America.
Lindsey will discuss creating new narratives around transformation in our region using the medium of animation.
Talcon Quinn
Talcon Quinn is an Appalachian folk artist generationally native to Athens County. Her artistic work highlights traditions by relating them to modern times. Talcon will share with us why the stories in Reclaiming are relevant to today, and welcome questions from the audience.
Check out the rest of our films for the Appalachian Stories series
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.
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