Speed Cinema Screenings: Martin County 12/8/19 1 pm

While much of the national attention on access to clean water has been focused on Flint, Michigan, documentary filmmaker Kate Levy has exposed a pressing crisis in Martin County, Kentucky.  This 20-minute documentary focuses on the Appalachian county’s prolonged water outages and poor quality reports that are affecting the health and well-being of its Eastern Kentucky residents.

The film examines how underground coal mining operations have ruined the water wells across the county and how the infrastructure built to replace those wells has proved an inadequate replacement.

Co-presented with the Appalachian Citizen’s Law Center. 2019, U.S., digital video, 20 minutes. Program length: one hour. Recommended for 8+.

Cinema + Followed by a post-screening panel with Mary Cromer, Deputy Director at Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center; Ricki Draper, Community Engagement Coordinator for Livelihood Knowledge Exchange Network; and Nina McCoy, Chair of the Martin County Concerned Citizens.