Hazel Dickens on HARLAN COUNTY USA
Harlan County USA • 11m
Hazel Dickens grew up in a West Virginia coal-mining community and had a successful career as a bluegrass singer and songwriter. Her songs on coal mining caught the attention of producer-director Barbara Kopple, who asked her to provide material for HARLAN COUNTY USA’s soundtrack. In this 2006 interview, Dickens reflects on her career and the film.
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John Sayles on HARLAN COUNTY USA
Director John Sayles’s films include RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS 7, LONE STAR, and MATEWAN, which chronicles the struggles of West Virginia coal miners in the 1920s as they try to unionize. The following interview was recorded in November 2005.
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HARLAN COUNTY USA at Sundance
In 2005 the Sundance Film Festival inducted HARLAN COUNTY USA into the Sundance Collection. The following panel discussion features producer-director Barbara Kopple, cinematographer Hart Perry, editor Nancy Baker, musician Hazel Dickens, and film critic Roger Ebert. Kopple also invited striking U...
