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 ...

In the documentary King Coal, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Appalachia native Elaine McMillion Sheldon examines a part of the country deeply embedded, one might say, in the charred rock.

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.

Elaine McMillion Sheldon's new documentary "King Coal" seeks to complicate the Appalachian narrative as the region transitions from a coal-dominated economy to something else.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon's new film "King Coal" makes its home state debut at the West Virginia Cultural Center next week.

CHARLESTON — “King Coal” is a feature-length documentary by West Virginia-raised and Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Curren Sheldon. It will be shown publicly ...

"King Coal" debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and won an award at Winston-Salem's RiverRun Film Festival this year. It's currently showing at a/Perture Cinema in downtown Winston-Salem ...

Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s documentary "King Coal," screening Oct. 18 at The Neon, spotlights the history and future of the coal industry within Central Appalachia.

The rhapsodic film King Coal blurs the lines of documentary and memorializes the coal culture that has shaped Appalachia The film-maker Elaine McMillion Sheldon grew up roving around West Virginia ...

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.