Herb E. Smith Movies

This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people....

Appalshop’s first dramatic film, In Ya Blood is the story of a prototypical young man from Appalachia in the summer after his senior year in...

The Stanley sound is true old-time, mountain style bluegrass music. This film tells Ralph's story through interviews with Ralph, fellow musicians,...

There is a constant tension between the forces of an ever-changing economy and the need to have stable communities. As technologies change, workers...

The Old Regular Baptist Church is one of the oldest denominations in the Appalachian mountains. Its followers cherish its traditional practices and...

Using funny, often poignant examples, Strangers and Kin shows the development and effect of stereotypes as technological change collides with...