What they're saying about
APPALACHIA: A History of Mountains and People is truly powerful. The visuals are spectacular. The beautifully interwoven environmental and human stories should make all Americans stop and reconsider their relationship to this place. The story is carefully woven throughout, and the themes hold together beautifully. The filmmakers produce a new standard for documentary films about Appalachia and provide a new framework for understanding the mountains and our relationship to them. It is a truly powerful piece of work!
Ron Eller, Professor of History at the University of Kentucky, Author of Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers and Uneven Ground
An entirely new kind of film that not only warms the heart, but exudes authority, credibility and powerful insight. How wise to make the mountains themselves the star! Stunning cinematography, a masterful script, and a seamless integration of science and culture. The story is told in the voices of Appalachians whose very lives are testament to the talent and diversity of Appalachia. A great piece of work!
Rudy Abramson and Jean Haskell, Co-Editors of The Encyclopedia of Appalachia
APPALACHIA is a ground-breaking documentary, telling the story of an important American geographic region like no other has before. It beautifully documents the environmental history of Appalachia, illustrating the many ways the mountain landscape has, for centuries, shaped the destinies of those who have called the region home.
Donald Edward Davis, Author of Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians
Five hundred million years is a long time, but Jamie Ross and Ross Spears impressively synthesize a beautiful, innovative, and ultimately hopeful story. The film's scenic vistas and narrative - along with Sissy Spacek's sparkling voice - combine for majestic poetry!
Chad Berry, Director, The Appalachian Center, Berea College, KY