ABOUT THE FILM

Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice is an award-winning feature documentary exploring radical community resistance to the explosive rise of mountaintop removal coal mines in Appalachian states.

The film illustrates in graphic detail the destructive effects of mountaintop removal seen through the eyes of local citizens, as well as national experts. Upon its release in 2006, Black Diamonds was the first comprehensive overview of surface mining practices from the 1950s to the present. The film's choice to place citizen's dramatic stories at the forefront in the on-going battle over Appalachia's moutains lead the Village Voice to call the film "Searing."

ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

• Coal River Mountain Watch
  http://www.crmw.net
• Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
  http://www.ohvec.org
• WV Highlands Conservancy
  http://www.wvhighlands.org
• Mountain Justice Summer
  http://mountainjusticesummer.org
  
• Earthjustice
  http://earthjustice.org