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The community's unusual name has attracted attention from writers. [3] Townspeople were encouraged to think of an "odd" name for their town, hence the name. [4]Odd went viral in 2020 when Mark Laita's YouTube channel, Soft White Underbelly, posted its first video of the Whittaker family, long-time residents of the small town who are inbred.
The film follows the White family over the course of a year in their daily life through first-person interviews. The film mentions the details of the death of patriarch Donald Ray "D. Ray" White, as well as his rise to stardom as one of the most famous mountain dancers of his time.
Jesco White, also known as the "Dancing Outlaw" (born July 30, 1956) is an American folk dancer and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary films that detail his desire to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, D. Ray White, while dealing with depression, drug addiction, alcoholism, and the poverty that affects some parts of rural Appalachia.
Each film in the series is set in various locations throughout rural West Virginia and follows the story of a group a travelers who get lost in the backwoods of the Appalachian mountains. Stereotypes of Appalachia are most depicted in the film as the inbred and cannibalistic monsters who hunt and kill the group of travelers throughout each movie.
Before the Mountain Was Moved is a 1970 American documentary film produced by Robert K. Sharpe.The film portrays the struggle by the inhabitants of Raleigh County, West Virginia, to preserve their land from the ravages of strip-mining, and their efforts to pass state legislation to this end.
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, a documentary film set in Boone County; National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County, West Virginia; Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial, a roadside memorial in Whitesville to honor the 29 men killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine on April 5, 2010.
Pages in category "Documentary films about West Virginia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Documentary set in Huntington, West Virginia [6] Heroin Town: Dan Child October 8, 2017 Documentary set in Huntington, West Virginia [4] The Good Fight: James Edward Holley January 5, 2024 Multiple scenes were shot in Huntington, West Virginia [7] T-130: Samuel Felinton: January 25, 2024 Film animated in Huntington, West Virginia [8]