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HILLBILLY

By Sally RUBIN, Ashley YORK

Documentary - Completed 2018

“hillbilly” is a timely and urgent exploration of how we see and think about Appalachian and rural identity in contemporary America, offering a call for dialogue between urban and rural communities during this divisive time in our nation's history.

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& Awards

Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018

Market Selection

Nashville 2018

Closing Night Movie

SF Doc Fest 2018

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 87 mn
- Director(s)
- Sally RUBIN, Ashley YORK
- Cast
- Billy REDDEN, Bell HOOKS, Ronny COX, Michael APTED, Silas HOUSE, Frank X WALKER, Billy REDDEN
- Producer(s)
- Sally RUBIN (Holler Home Productions), Ashley YORK (Holler Home Productions), Doug BLUSH, David SUTHERLAND, Silas HOUSE
- Synopsis
- In the documentary, “hillbilly,” directors Sally Rubin and Ashley York (Tig) show the evolution of the uneducated, promiscuous `hillbilly' stereotype in movies and television, linking it with corporate exploitation of Appalachia’s natural resources. The narrative anchor is York, a liberal feminist living in L.A. who returns to her hometown in eastern Kentucky in the weeks leading up to the election. The film treats white rural voters generously and expands cultural understanding of the region. The directors visit the African-American Affrilachian Poets workshop and the Appalachian Media Institute at Appalshop, where queer young adults find community and refuge. For outsiders, the film can potentially challenge viewers perception; for Appalachians, it’s a cinematic portrayal of which they can be proud.

HILLBILLY

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