Independent Lens · SEASON 12
Deep Down
Episode 6 · 2010-11-23
- Documentary
Episode overview
Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky. When a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their community, the two find themselves on opposite sides of a debate that divides their community. Who controls, consumes, and benefits from the planet's dwindling supply of natural resources? In a small town in dire economic straits and high unemployment, the coal company's offer to buy land and provide jobs can be hard to resist. How can a community choose between its present and its future? Also: The Virtual Mine.
60 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. The Parking Lot Movie2010-10-19
2. Art & Copy2010-10-26
3. Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian2010-11-02
4. The Longoria Affair2010-11-09
5. Lost Sparrow2010-11-16
6. Deep Down2010-11-23
7. 453652010-12-14
8. The Calling, Part 12010-12-20
9. The Calling, Part 22010-12-21
10. Men Who Swim2011-01-04
11. Children of Haiti2011-01-11
12. For Once in My Life2011-02-01
13. When I Rise2011-02-08
14. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2011-02-22
15. Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story2011-03-01
16. Pushing the Elephant2011-03-29
17. The Desert of Forbidden Art2011-04-05
18. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child2011-04-12
19. Waste Land2011-04-19
20. Marwencol2011-04-26
21. A Film Unfinished2011-05-03
22. Bhutto2011-05-10
23. Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo2011-05-17
24. Welcome to Shelbyville2011-05-24
25. Two Spirits2011-06-14
