Box 16

Youth of Appalachia talking about coal mining, education, heath facilities, recreation, job opportunities and politics demonstrate their own region.

Speaks of the beauty of the hills, the humanity of the people, and the attitudes of the mine operators. Arial photography is used to enhance a biologist's scientific explanation of what strip-mining does to the land. Filmed in Southwest Virginia, the film offers a look at some of the worst strip-mining in the region.

Portrait of a small town in the 1970s which focuses on its struggle to survive in a largely urban society. Interviews with townspeople present differing ideas on the traditional values and morality of this small town.

Coal mining gets "in ya blood" but the youth of Appalachia encounter the question of staying or leaving. Focuses on a teenager, Randy, with dreams of going to college rather than into the mines.

Examines the effects of rural poverty on a 16 year old boy, Paul Tabier, and his fatherless family. Their day to day struggles in Ohio's Appalachian area are eased by their deep religious convictions and love of the land.

Judge Wooten County judge of Leslie County KY, is living proof that the middle class American values and goals have not yet taken over in Appalachia. Footage of 4th July contest with hunting dogs and a coon.

Portrays the difficulties that an Appalachian family encounters in adapting to city living when lack of job opportunities forces them to move to Cincinnati Ohio.

Points out the dangers and foolishness of strip mining providing scenes of Appalachian land which has been defaced permanently as an example of the hazards of this process.

Focus on one family in 1790, who are lured by rich lands, down the Ohio river in a flatboat. Portrays the hardships of pioneer life, and the continuing search for new lands beyond the Mississippi.

Mountaineer Dillard Chandler is featured in film about folk music of NC Mountains although illiterate, he sings from memory the songs his father taught him. His music and that of his friends provide a musical history of the area.