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Our Movement Starts Here
1:22:00 | United States
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About: The story of a rural community that inspired an international environmental justice movement by fighting the state of North Carolina's toxic landfill.


Director John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho

Co-Directors John Rash and Melanie Ho both work as professors and filmmakers at the Southern Documentary Project, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Their work aims to preserve the stories of the American South, especially those from underserved and under-documented communities. John Rash was born in North Carolina and received his MFA in Experimental and Documentary Art from Duke University. Melanie Ho was born in Jacksonville, Florida and received her MFA from UCSC’s Social Documentation program.

Showings – select to order tickets:
  • Runtime:
    1:22:00
  • Language:
    English
  • Country:
    United States
  • Genre:
    Documentary Feature
  • Director:
    John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho
  • Screenwriter:
    John Rash
  • Producer:
    John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho