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202517 minPGdoc-short

Appalheads

202517 minPGdoc-short

A daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to explore her father's filmmaking legacy and the enduring connection to her Appalachian roots.

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A daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to explore her father's filmmaking legacy and the enduring connection to her Appalachian roots.

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Scott Faris

Scott Farisdirector

Scott Faris

Scott Fariswriter

Anna Richardson Whitewriter

Meg Griffithswriter

Anna Richardson Whitecast

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Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s remarkable filmmaking legacy and examine the pull home still has on her.

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