Stranger with a camera [videorecording] / a co-production of Appalshop, Inc. and KET, the Kentucky Network, in association with ITVS ; producer and director, Elizabeth Barret.
In 1967 Hugh O'Connor, a Canadian filmmaker, and his crew came to eastern Kentucky to make a film showing people from all walks of life in the United States. They finished the day by filming coal miners and their families in rental houses. As the filmmakers were leaving, Hobart Ison, the owner...
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| Other title: | ITS Video Library. |
| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Whitesburg, KY :
Appalshop,
2000.
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| Summary: | In 1967 Hugh O'Connor, a Canadian filmmaker, and his crew came to eastern Kentucky to make a film showing people from all walks of life in the United States. They finished the day by filming coal miners and their families in rental houses. As the filmmakers were leaving, Hobart Ison, the owner of the property, drove up and fired three shots, killing Hugh O'Connor. Elizabeth Barrett, from Kentucky herself, explores why this happened by trying to understand the people and culture of eastern Kentucky in different socio-economic backgrounds. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on the PBS series POV on July 11, 2000. Received from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; an entry in the category "Outstanding historical programming" for the 22nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Peter Pearce, Martin Duckworth ; editor, Lucy Massie Phenix ; music, Dirk Powell. |