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King Coal

Name: King Coal
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-08-11
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Cast: Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Lanie Marsh, Gabrielle Wilson, Doy Leon Russell, Heather Hannah

2023Movie1 h 18 minNR

Documentary

GoodGoodWatch score

6.8

80–

89%82%

GoodGoodWatch score

6.8

80–

89%82%

Summary

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty, as her community sits on the brink of massive change.

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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 85Audiences 75GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer89%
Metascore80
Audience score82%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −18 min on the typical 96
typical 9678
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2023
August 11, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
5 people
Directing · 2
Elaine McMillion Sheldon Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Camera, Co-Editor, Boom Operator
Ben Berry Assistant Director
Production · 12
Katherine Drexler Executive Producer
Heather A. Baldry Executive Producer
Shane Boris Producer, Additional Writing
Diane Becker Producer
Peggy Drexler Producer
Curren Sheldon Co-Producer, Director of Photography
Camera · 2
Mark E. Trent Additional Camera
Sean Hanley Additional Camera
Editing · 8
Iva Radivojević Editor, Additional Writing
Paige Gresty Assistant Editor
Matt Radecki Digital Intermediate Producer
Greg Lanesey Digital Intermediate Producer
Mary Allison Sutinis Assistant Editor
Noble Robinette Assistant Editor
Sound · 13
Bobak Lotfipour Original Music Composer
Benjamin L. Cook Sound Designer
Alexandra Fehrman Sound Supervisor
Shuling Yong Boom Operator
Chuyue Christina Wen Dialogue Editor
Shodekeh Vocals
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Jenna Fawn Brown Costume Design
Laura Borys Costume Design
Tijah Bumgarner Costume Assistant
Samantha Huffman Costume Assistant
Other crew · 5
Celia Rowlson-Hall Choreographer
Casey Trela Additional Music
Logan Hill Additional Writing
Heather Hannah Additional Writing
Jean Lane Post Production Supervisor