Appalachian Media Institute

In addition to rolling out our main catalog of films, our youth program, @AppMediaInst, made its entire catalog public! Check out the playlist on our YouTube channel. Also, you can now stream select films on Amazon Prime and Tubi! Read our blog for more: appalshop.org/news

@AppMediaInst made their catalogue available on youtube! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Family, as the holiday season rises to its peak, there are good folks all over where we come from who need help keeping the lights on, buying kerosene to stay warm to to just make Xmas happen for their kids. Please give a dollar or few to the folks at @ekymutualaid if you can.

This #GivingTuesday offers a special opportunity to support our youth program, @AppMediaInst. Donate now through Dec. 31 and receive exclusive merch with their new logo! appalshop.salsalabs.org/amigivingtuesd…

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need an official name for our new broadcast space. Vote below!

#ICYMI: Our first live broadcast in 5 months with DJ Chartreuse/ @AppMediaInst Director Jessica Shelton, DJ Peppermint Pig/WMMT general manager Tea Wimer, and Tommy of Roadside Theater! Stay tuned all this week for the return of your favorite shows.

Please join us in congratulating these amazing young filmmakers on their accomplishments!

…as well as the Boone Docs Film Festival to be held in Boone, NC on February 25th. “No Such Right” was produced by interns Rebekah McAuley, Tate Green, Deladis Haywood, and Sarah Sexton as part of our 2022 Summer Documentary Institute.

AMI is kicking off the new year with an exciting announcement! 🎉 Our 2022 film “No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia” has been accepted into two film festivals — the LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival, where the film won an Excellence award…

Relief efforts continue for the flooding that swept through Eastern Kentucky this past July. HHARF has directed funds to 5 organizations listed below. These are five of many establishments or charitable organizations on the ground aiding relief or needing funds.

Excellent & very timely film about fight in #Appalachia for control of our bodies, produced by young filmmakers. #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights #AbortionIsHealthcare

📣We're hiring! 📣 We're looking for a communications director to join our team and craft mission-driven communications that are centered on story-telling! Applications are due by October 31! loom.ly/7vGxP_0

The trailer for our second film, "A Player's Quest," just dropped! It will be available to screen through our virtual film festival starting October 17th thru October 31st. Registration is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. Check out the link in our bio for more info!

We’re having a virtual film festival! Register now to watch "No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia" and two other new films from our 2022 Summer Documentary Institue. appalshop.salsalabs.org/2022amivirtual…

Colonization of Appalachia started long before the coal companies — Long before industrial timber — Long before absentee landowners profiting over & above white tenant settlers. To remember Appalachian history means remembering our WHOLE history. Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay.

We're honored to work on this project with @TTChilders showcasing Appalachian life and culture that means so much to us. Our culture is vibrant and living and breathing, changing and shaping as we envision a bright Appalachian future, but we'll never forget our roots.

Thank you to all who showed up for us in Lexington this weekend - or who were with us in spirit - as we debuted the 2022 @AppMediaInst documentaries that were partially saved from the floodwaters in July, a day before their debut. Your support means the world to us. 💚🙏

Join us in Lexington TONIGHT Friday, Sept 16th at a screening to benefit @AppMediaInst as we debut the youth-produced films that were saved from the floods, screen @mimipick's Buffalo Creek Revisited and more! Get your tickets now: loom.ly/9aAZ4mc

This Friday, Sep.16th @AppMediaInst will screen their 2022 films that were recovered from the flood, as well as our own Mimi Pickering's Buffalo Creek Revisited, & more. Come out, support, and view the amazing work created by young people in our region! loom.ly/nPQ94ug

We’re so grateful this film was able to be saved. Please join us for the premiere of "No Such Right" this Friday at the @KentuckyTheater in Lexington, KY! Visit the link in our bio to purchase your ticket or make a donation to AMI to help us rebuild.

The day before the flood hit our interns were putting the finishing touches on their films. Here’s a glimpse into the editing process for "No Such Right: The End of Roe in Appalachia." In the after photo you can see what was left of the editing suite once the waters receded.