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Hard Road of Hope

A journey into West Virginia: the radical history that's been amputated from the people there and how folks are working to fight both dying king coal and the rise of fracking in this forgotten resource colony.

  • Eleanor Goldfield
    Director
  • Eleanor Goldfield
    Writer
  • Eleanor Goldfield
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Political, Radical, History, West Virginia, southern, climate, labor rights, coal, fracking, environmental, public health
  • Runtime:
    54 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 29, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Eleanor Goldfield

Eleanor is a creative activist and journalist. Her work has appeared on Free Speech TV where she produced and hosted the weekly radical news show, Act Out! for five years. Her print work has appeared via Mint Press News, ROAR, Popular Resistance, RT and more.
She is the host of the podcast Act Out! and the co-host of the podcast Common Censored along with Lee Camp.
Her first long-form, deep-dive video piece, "Hard Road of Hope," covers past and present radicalism in the resource colony known as West Virginia.
Besides touring, performing and media work, she assists in frontline action organizing and activist trainings.

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