Watch a clip from 'King Coal,' the award-winning documentary directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon that will kick off season 37 of POV on June 24. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

Elaine McMillion Sheldon's documentary explores the reign of coal — and its consequences — in Appalachia. 'King Coal' Review: Appalachia Rises in Poetic Doc ...

She is also from a fourth-generation coal mining family. And her documentary is part poetry, part imagery, history and storytelling about the hold of coal on people's lives, fortunes and dreams ...

The film looks closely at what the coal industry means to your health, whether you're in a same-town or long-distance relationship with coal.

The film highlights a coal-focused beauty pageant, a coal 5k and a range of other coal-oriented cultural events. But the role of coal is shifting, and the film considers what that means for the future ...

This new documentary burrows into the complex relationship an entire region of the country has to coal, and into how difficult it is to shed an identity.

As a groundbreaking clean energy counterpart to this summer’s extraordinary Food, Inc. documentary on the agribusiness, the long-awaited “Coal Country” film on the cradle-to-grave process of ...

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 ...

On the heels of President Trump's executive order to undo Clean Power Plan regulations, National Geographic Global Networks CEO Courteney Monroe announced today the acquisition of FROM THE ASHES ...

Coal has played a critical role in shaping Central Appalachian culture and identity. A new documentary remembers its legacy, while looking ahead to the future. Search Query Show Search.