Film
Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade
2020 · 12m · Documentary
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Overview
In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last paychecks bounced. The miners retaliated by blocking a train full of coal, camping out on the coal tracks for weeks. Queer regional organizers made their way to the encampment to support the miners. The encampment became a place for community gathering and mutual aid distribution. Sarah Moyer, a film maker living in Kentucky, also made their way to the encampment and filmed this short documentary on the blockade. (Summary from Queer Appalachia)
Crew
- Sarah Louise MoyerDirector
- John WalkerProducer
Details
- Release date
- January 30, 2020
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
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