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Hillbilly

2018

Documentary

Documentary It examines the iconic hillbilly image in media and culture. The film explores more than a hundred years of media representation of mountain and rural people and offers an urgent exploration of how we see and think about rural America.

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A personal doc that uses politics as a launchpad but is really motivated by much deeper stuff (...) The film implicitly speaks up for rural folk everywhere."
		Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times	"An effective rebuttal to media stereotyping, especially in its own portrayals of people of color and the LGBTQ community."
		Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"This is an ambitious and enlightening documentary, filled with wisdom and asking great questions, some of which may never have a satisfying answer (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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