Lucas Sabean, Peter Hutchison/2021/82 min/Health & Environment, Energy, Historical Perspectives
MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Uniquely structured upon the personal storytelling of native West Virginians, “Devil Put The Coal In The Ground” is a meditation on the suffering and devastation brought on by the coal industry and its decline. From the realities of a crumbling economy, to the ravages of the opioid epidemic, to the irreparable environmental damage and its tragic impact on human health—the film is a cautionary tale of unfettered corporate power, and an elegy to a vanishing Appalachia.
AWARDS: 1) Audience Award at The Glimmerglass Film Days. 2) 2022 Green Film Festival of San Francisco - JURY AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM. 3) 2022 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival - BEST OF FEST. 4) 2022 Queen City Film Festival - BEST APPALACHIAN FEATURE FILM. 5)2022 Vaasa Wildlife Film Festival - AWARD FINALIST.
"PG-13" May contain heavy themes, graphic images or language.
VIRTUAL: Sunday, March 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.
Post-film discussion Facilitator:
Burrell Poe, Program Director, The Goldin Institute
Panelists:
Peter Hutchison, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground
Lucas Sabean, Director-Producer-Editor, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground
Nancy Moldenhauer, Chair, Michigan City Sustainability Commission; Chair, Michigan City Human Rights Commission; President, Save the Dunes
