Netflix's "Queen of Coal" starring transgender actor Lux Pascal as a transgender coal miner faced backlash ahead of its ...

A still from the film 'King Coal' shows a funeral procession. The part-documentary, part-fable reflects on the legacy of coal in Central Appalachia, while looking to the future. A new film is ...

In the case of “King Coal,” what might be a simple takeaway – coal as the driving force of the corners of Appalachian communities director Elaine McMillion Sheldon introduces us to – gains such ...

Netflix is generating buzz again with a new movie called Queen of Coal, which tells the story of a trans woman who wants to ...

EXCLUSIVE: American Documentary has acquired Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s award-winning documentary King Coal for the upcoming season of POV, the longest-running nonfiction series on television. The ...

With four generations of coal mining in her family, West Virginia native Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s perspectives on coal – its storied past, complicated present and transitional future – is deeply ...

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most acclaimed films to debut at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival will soon get its broadcast premiere on POV, the long running nonfiction series from American Documentary. King ...

McMillion Sheldon, who also wrote “King Coal,” begins the film with a funeral procession walking along a dirt road along rolling green hills. It’s been called a ghost story, and it’s about the death ...

Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Drexler Films releases the film in select theaters on Friday, August 11. The Appalachian Mountains are beyond ...

GUEST. YES. SO A MOVIE THAT PREMIERED AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD IS NOW PLAYING HERE IN THE TRIAD. KING COLE SHARES A UNIQUE AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON ONE OF OUR NATION’S ...

A new documentary film, “Blood on the Mountain,” which examines the cycle of exploitation of people and the environment by West Virginia’s coal industry, opened this week in New York to good reviews.