A coal miner's daughter who made the mountains howl and men nervous.
A biographical documentary about the life Hazel Dickens profiling a modern woman dealing with contemporary issues from a feminist perspective that is the product of her experiences being Appalachian, being displaced physically and culturally, being poor and working class, being a woman artist in a man’s world, and being a bearer of tradition.
Acting
Hazel's raw, unvarnished interviews—no performance, just survival.
Direction
Pickering lets Hazel's voice lead, never exploiting her subject.
Director
Mimi Pickering
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hazel was the only woman in the 1970s DC old-time scene who didn't sing backup for men.
Her song 'Black Lung' was banned from some radio stations for being 'too political'—she considered that her Grammy.
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