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Agee Films
produces and distributes award-winning documentary films on a wide range of subjects, including environmental history, American literature, American history, social justice, religion, child development, and American culture.

Founded in 1974, Agee Films is named for novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film writer, James Agee (1909-1955). The Founder and Director of Agee Films is award-winning filmmaker Ross Spears.

Sound Recordings from Our Archives
In honor of the James Agee Centennial Year we are proud to offer downloadable unedited versions of our archival interviews with the people who knew James Agee. Click here for more information.

Our Films

Our New Release

APPALACHIA: A History of Mountains and People
APPALACHIA is the first environmental history series ever made. An All-Star cast, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist E. O. Wilson and best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver, explore the intersection of natural history and human history in one of America's grandest treasures. Narrated by Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek. A four-part series by Jamie Ross and Ross Spears.

World Premiere was on September 27th, 2008, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

National PBS Broadcast: Spring 2009.

Click here to view the APPALACHIA website

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