Highlighted Stories
Appalshop at MoMA February 19-21
Posted 02/04/10
Appalshop’s work will be showcased in New York at Documentary Fortnight, 2010: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film. Join us in celebrating Appalshop’s 40 years of independent media making and multidisciplinary arts activity that amplifies the voices and reflects the concerns of people living in Appalachia and rural America. » »
Dial-Up Rocks: Universal Broadband for Appalachia
Posted 02/02/10
Join eastern Kentucky residents as they participate in a national effort to secure Universal Broadband for the Appalachian region. Watch videos recorded by youth in Harlan County, KY and then lend your voice to the cause. » »
Stranger with a Camera screening in Owensboro, KY
Posted 01/25/10
The Daviess County Public Library will host a public screening of Stranger with a Camera on Tuesday, January 26, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Elizabeth Barret. The event is presented as part of the Al Smith Fellowship Filmmaker Tour and sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council. » »
AMI Youth Producer on NPR
Posted 12/16/09
Growing up in Kona, Kentucky Brittany Hunsaker saw that the need for better healthcare policy is critical. On NPR’s Morning Edition Brittany shares her concerns about the toll poor healthcare options are taking on her and her friends, and her rural community. » »
Al Smith Fellowship Filmmaker Tour
Posted 12/10/09
Sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council, the Al Smith Filmmaker Tour celebrates the creativity and excellence of Kentucky's filmmakers with special viewings and discussions across Kentucky. Appalshop filmmakers Elizabeth Barret and Mimi Pickering will screen their work this winter as part of the tour. » »
From Wood to Singing Guitar in Bristol, VA
Posted 12/04/09
Appalshop filmmaker Shawn Lind will be screening his documentary about Wayne Henderson, "From Wood to Singing Guitar," at the Bristol (TN/VA) Public Library at 2 PM on Saturday, December 5, hosted by the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance. Wayne and long time accompanist Herb Key will be present as well. » »
Thousand Kites presents Calls from Home
Posted 12/02/09
Join Appalshop's Thousand Kites project in it's 10th annual Calls from Home radio program for prisoners and their families. Get involved with using the power of radio to connect families and to speak to those behind bars of our nation's prisons. » »
Christmas in Appalachia at Appalshop
Posted 11/19/09
Christmas the way it used to be with friends, family, and community. Christmas when it was about sharing and giving rather than buying. Christmas when we sing and tell stories together. That’s Christmas in Appalachia at the Appalshop, returning on Friday, December 18 at 7 PM. The free event will be a community celebration in the Appalshop Theater at 91 Madison Avenue in Whitesburg, Kentucky. » »