Appalachia!
3rd Annual Penn State Anthropology Film Festival
3 Exciting Evenings of Music, Language, and People!
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March 14th |
March 21st |
March 28th |
All films are FREE and will begin at 7PM in 113 Carnegie Building, which is located between Old Main and the Library on the Penn State University Park campus.
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March 14th, 7PM: Mountain Talk, produced by Neal Hutcheson
Mountain Talk is a film in which people of Western North Carolina discuss their culture, their dialect, tell their stories, and play their music.
Film to be discussed afterwards by a local expert.
Also, meet the producer of this film when he appears on March 28th
March 21st, 7PM: Appalachian Journey, produced by Alan Lomax
Appalachian Journey is a classic film produced by famous and prodigious song hunter Alan Lomax. It features conversations with and the music of people from Appalachia, from their porches to concerts and clogging halls.
Film to be discussed by Marcus French, folk-music historian and musician. Marcus is passionate about the work of Alan Lomax and interested in the great impact it has had on American music as we know it. Marcus also plans to play a few well known folk tunes first recorded by Alan Lomax.
March 28th, 7PM: The Last One, produced by Neal Hutcheson
The Last One is an Emmy award winning documentary following Popcorn Sutton, the now famous moonshiner, as he makes his last batch of liquor. The film also features interviews with experts that illuminate the history and life of moonshiners.
Film to be discussed afterwards by Neal Hutcheson, the producer of The Last One and Mountain Talk (shown on March 14th).
Also, don't miss:
March 29th, 2:30-3:15 PM in 107 Carpenter Building: Neal Hutcheson
Neal Hutcheson, producer of The Last One and Mountain Talk, will discuss his personal and professional experiences in documentary film making in Appalachia, the Southern United States, and elsewhere. This talk will take place in 107 Carpenter Building, which is located between the Nittany Lion Shrine and the Nittany Lion Inn.
The film festival is brought to you by:
The Anthropology Graduate Student Association of Penn State
The Anthropology Department of Penn State
UPAC – “Your Student Activity Fee at work”
Previous film festival schedules: 2011 Festival
Previous film festival schedules: 2010 Festival