Black Diamonds Movie

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BLACK DIAMONDS: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL & THE FIGHT FOR COALFIELD JUSTICE
Written, directed, & produced by Catherine Pancake

Black Diamonds was selected for the prestigious Documentary Fortnight at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA.org.) Please join us in NYC on Thursday, February 14th, 6:00pm for the screening and Q&A with Director/Producer Catherine Pancake & notable coal field activists Julia Bonds & Maria Gunnoe!!!! A second screening will take place on Sunday, March 2nd at 2:00pm with no Q/A. See you there!

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"Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and The Fight for Coalfield Justice" is an award-winning documentary exploring the rise of large-scale coal surface mining in Appalachia and radical community resistance. As our nation's addiction to cheap fossil fuels grows, West Virginia citizens living in the shadows of blasted off mountain peaks rise up to challenge our assumptions about energy, coal, Appalachian culture, and the true human cost of electricity.

"A riveting and ultimately energizing documentary..." Washington Post

Movie website:
www.blackdiamondsmovie.com

Narration by Lauren Graham, awarding-winning star of the Gilmore Girls television series.

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"Baltimore-based filmmaker Catherine Pancake has made a riveting and ultimately energizing documentary about coal mining in West Virginia, "Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice."

In a scant hour-plus, "Black Diamonds" provides a thumbnail economic and political history of coal mining in the state, a textured portrait of Appalachian life and a convincing case for ending the environmental scourge of decapitating mountains to get to the coal buried inside them."
Anne Hornaday, Washington Post
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Black Diamonds was announced as a winner of a 2007 Silver Chris Award (Best in Division) Columbus International Film Festival.

November 8th, 2006 - Black Diamonds was announced as a winner of a 2006 Paul Robeson Independent Media Award.

March 25th, 2007 - Black Diamonds was announced as a winner of the 2007 Spadaro Documentary Award. One award is given annually to recognize the best film, video, radio, television, or other media presentation on Appalachia or its people. More on Jack Spadaro: Jack Spadaro in Salon Magazine

To set up a screening in your community contact us via myspace or email blackdiamondsinfo@gmail.com

Distributor website:
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Individual Consumers can purchase the DVD for $25.00 from Coal River Mountain Watch -
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