In 1973, the Brookside miners in Kentucky (Harlan County) decided to join the UMWA union. The management refused to sign the collective bargaining agreement, and the miners began a strike that lasted thirteen months. Demonstrations, clashes with police and strikebreakers, arrests, lawsuits, and women taking part in the struggle... One miner died, and the conflict ended, provisionally, with a first victory.
Barbara Kopple
Born in 1946 in New York (United States) she earned two Oscar Awards for best documentary for 'Harlan County U.S.A.' and for 'American Dream', in 1977 and 1991 respectively. With almost fifty films as director, her filmography includes titles like 'Wild Man Blues' (1997, with Woody Allen), 'My Generation' (2000), 'Shut Up & Sing' (2006), 'Running from Crazy' (2013), 'Miss Sharon Jones!' (2015), 'A Murder in Mansfield' (2017) or 'Gumbo Coalition' (2022), in addition to the television miniseries 'A Century of Women' (1994) and 'Homicide' (1998), among others. She has been nominated for a total of nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
DIRECTOR
Barbara Kopple
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hart Perry, Kevin Keating
EDITOR
Nancy Baker, Mirra Bank, Lora Hays, Mary Lampson
SOUND
Barbara Kopple, Joshua Waletzky, Lee Dichter
MUSIC
Hatel Dickens
PRODUCTION
Barbara Kopple
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Cabin Creek Films
FEATURING
Norman Yarborough, Houston Elmore, Phil Sparks, John Corcoran, John O'Leary, Donald Rasmussen, Hawley Wells Jr., Tom Williams
