About the Film
(Barbara Kopple, 1976, United States, 103 min, in English)
Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers, local police, and company thugs. Featuring a haunting soundtrack—with legendary country and bluegrass artists Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis, Sarah Gunning, and Florence Reece—the film is a heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.
What
A Documentary Series Presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum and Seattle Documentary Association (SeaDoc)
Where
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
When
Saturday, May 2nd / 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased here.