Private Project

Running for the Mountains

Running for the Mountains digs into West Virginia’s history of ‘patriotic sacrifice,’ unearthing veins of dark money and dirty politics. The film tracks grassroots candidates and ordinary citizens’ attempts to save their land, water, homes and communities, calling out the pro-extraction politicians enabling destruction, including Senator Joe Manchin and his likely replacement, coal baron Governor Jim Justice. Appalachia is the proverbial canary in a coal mine; pay attention or pay the price.

  • Julie Eisenberg
    Producer
  • Babette Hogan
    Producer
  • Julie Eisenberg
    Director
  • Babette Hogan
    Director
  • Patsy Northcutt
    Editor
    Producer/Director/Editor "Journey of the Universe"
  • Chris Madera
    Editor
  • Julie Eisenberg
    Writer
  • Babette Hogan
    Writer
  • Babette Hogan
    Director of Photography
  • Paul Corbit Brown
    Camera People
    Camera: Blood on the Mountain
  • Pat Gilles
    Camera People
    Director ""I'm Charlie Walker"
  • David Murray
    Motion Graphics
    KQED, APPLE, AT&T, VISA,
  • Ani De Franko
    Musicians
  • Water Light
    Musicians
    Best Live Soundtrack, KINOSKOP International Festival, 2022 ; Best R&B Musician, Tamarac 2011
  • Annalyse & Ryan McCoy & Dunn
    Musicians
    Songwriters/Musicians: Global Mosaic; Wellie Wishers
  • Larry Oatfield
    Audio Engineer
    "Empowered, Energy Heroes", "McCartney 3-2-1", "Mulan"
  • Kim Spencer
    Consultants
    Founder, Link TV / Coordinating Producer, ABC Prime Time Live / Senior Porgramming Executive, KCET Link Media Group
  • Kevin White
    Consultants
    Full Frame Productions and Filmmakers Collaborative ,
  • Diana Palacios
    Legal
    "Tiger King," "Hillary," "Fyre Fraud," "Wild Wild Country," "Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On," "The Story of Diana,"
  • Jon Reiss
    Impct Producer
    Senior Lab Leader at the IFP Filmmaker Labs for ten years from 2010-2019
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    220,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Santa Barbara Intenational Film Festival
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    North American Premiere
Distribution Information
  • TBD
Director - Julie Eisenberg, Babette Hogan