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Of the many fascinating aspects of Appalachia, the people are perhaps the most interesting. A strange marriage of diversities and commonalities, every hill and holler (get it?) has its own special people and places. Appalachia is represented in tonnes of films, even if just incidentally. And, aware or not, it’s shaped the country’s view of the region, and the region’s view of itself. Unfortunately, that’s resulted in an underrepresentation and misrepresentation of who we are.