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West Virginia Stories(en)
Three stories examining what it means to live, find connection, deal with trauma, and do more than just exist, in the rural landscape of small mining town in West Virginia.
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia(en)
Produced by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine for MTV and Dickhouse Productions, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is a documentary about the renowned West Virginia outlaw Jesco White and his eccentric backwoods family. In addition to getting in trouble with the law, the Whites, who live deep within Appalachia, uphold a time-honored dancing style, even as they contend with poverty, drugs and other issues. Alternately humorous and sad, the movie is an unflinching look at life on the criminal margins of rural mountain culture.
West Virginia, Still Home(en)
McDowell County, situated in the coalfields of West Virginia, has experienced a great boom-and-bust since 1950. But despite the economic decline and population loss, many still call it home and feel a great sense of purpose among the mountains. Residents speak about their connection to this place and the meaning of "home."
West Virginia, the State Beautiful(en)
A travelogue showing the beauty of the state of West Virginia in 1929.
2006-2007 West Virginia: Season in Review(en)
Relive the finest moments of the West Virginia Mountaineers' standout 2006-07 season, when head coach Rich Rodriguez led his team to a triumphant 11-2 record, culminating in a nail-biting come-from-behind victory in the Toyota Gator Bowl. Don't miss a play from this highlight reel that includes game footage and an insider's look at the coaching secrets that have made West Virginia football a powerhouse to be reckoned with.
The Celestial Stag of West Virginia(en)
A fading historical labor conflict unearthed; a mythological beast's political underbelly unveiled. Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges's "Book of Imaginary Beings," this work collides disparate archival material to mine the haunted undercurrents of the most intense battle on US soil since the civil war. Deadpan newsprint language intended to obscure is itself both obscured and irradiated—an uncanny archeology of what threatens to become an impossibly remote past. But here, a luminous ritual of return.
I Wanna Go Back to West Virginia(en)
A Soundie featuring Slim Andrews and The Fashionaires with Sybil Rae.
There is Nothing Underneath the West Virginia Wing(en)
"There is Nothing Underneath the West Virginia Wing" (2018) revolves around Project Greek Island bunker, a vast and elaborate underground bomb shelter that was designed to house members of Congress in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. Now declassified and open for public tours, the bunker was covertly maintained for 30 years in a state of readiness beneath the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Heath's video focuses on the eerie spaces of the vacant shelter and its remarkable blast doors which were engineered by the Mosler Vault Company whose bank vaults famously survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima.
The West Virginian Starfish(en)
Stuck with her father’s mission to pick up defeated thru-hikers from The Appalachian Trail, a woman encounters one hiker who, over the course of a night, will set her on a new path forever.
west virginia day two(en)
Samaria Pugh invites us back to her world in this second installment of her acclaimed documentary series.
day one in west virginia(en)
the fabulous Samaria Pugh takes viewers on a dazzling adventure to West Virginia in the first part of the "vlog" style documentary.
The Virginian(en)
Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.