4 p.m. Thursday, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Release Year: 2020
Running Time: 86 minutes
Director: Eleanor Goldfield
“It’s hard to win around here, it really is,” says Lynn Beatty, a resident of Doddridge County, the epicenter of the fracking boom in West Virginia. A neighbor, Linda Ireland echoes that sentiment: “You feel like there’s nothing you can do. Because you have these gas companies with all their resources. And the state seems to be on their side as well.”
Backbone Meaningful Movies presents its first virtual screening. On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Eastern they are screening Eleanor Goldfield’s “Hard Road of Hope.” This film takes a journey into West Virginia, artfully exploring the radical history that’s been amputated from the people there and how folks are working to fight coal and fracking.
After the film screening, Eleanor will be on hand for a Director Q&A. Tickets can be purchased for $0-$10 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/hard-road-of-hope-a-backbone-meaningful-movies-virtual-film-screening-tickets-118965518067
MORE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24: The Vow From Hiroshima is an award winning film which provides an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of Hiroshima, who has devoted her life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons. Her moving story is told through the lens of her growing friendship with a second generation survivor, Mitchie Takeuchi. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vow-from-hiroshima-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-116246431205. After registering, you will receive a zoom link for the screening and panel discussion.
Release year: 2020. Running time: 82 minutes. Directors: Susan Strickler