Movies: Bessie Lou Cornett Parker

  • 1977
    Harlan County U.S.A.

    Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    7.41977HD

    This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led ...

    Harlan County U.S.A.
  • 2006
    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.' (2006)

    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    62006HD

    This documentary features new interviews with producer-director Barbara Kopple, cinematographers Hart Perry and Kevin Keating, associate director Anne Lewis, and three people featured in HARLAN COUNTY USA: United Mine Workers organizer Houston Elmore...

    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'