Appalshop News

Roadside Theater Launches Devising Lab at Summer Documentary Institute

The Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) and Roadside Theater are collaborating during this year’s Summer Documentary Institute to test new…

All Access EKY Expands Service Area

We are thrilled to announce that All Access EKY (AAEKY) has expanded their service area to include Bell, Breathitt, Clay, and Martin…

We've Signed the Lease on a Temporary Office Space!

We are excited to announce that we have signed a one-year lease for temporary office space. The 8000-square-foot office is located above…

Appalachian Media Institute Kicks Off 35th Annual Summer Documentary Institute

Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) is thrilled to be kicking off our 35th annual Summer Documentary Institute (SDI) next week.…

See Our Newest Film, "Wiley's Last Resort" at Seedtime 2023

As you may have seen on your local PBS station, our newest film, Wiley’s Last Resort , is out in the world as part of the national Reel…

Appalshop Abroad

Over the past three weeks, Appalshop staff fanned across Europe to revive our strong history of international partnerships. For decades we…

A Word from our Archive Director, Caroline Rubens

We are now eight months out since the morning of July 28 when we woke to find our community devastated by floodwaters and Appalshop…

Join Us For Film Screenings in Louisville & Lexington!

This March, we invite you to join us for a special screening of Calls From Home, an advance cut of Sylvia Ryerson’s documentary on mass…

Appalshop Archive Spotlight: Documenting Black Churches in Appalachia

"In order for Black lives to matter, Black lives need to be represented." - Josh Outsey Josh Outsey, Project Documentation Coordinator for…

AMI Documentary Earns Multiple Festival Selections

AMI's 2022 Summer Documentary Institute production “No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia” was accepted into the LGBTQ Unbordered…