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‘King Coal’: A Conversation

NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 — Oscar-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon discusses her documentary film King Coal, which explores the way of life in Appalachia, untangling the pain from the beauty and highlighting the innately human capacity for change. Alec Turnbull moderates the conversation. (32 min., 36 sec.)

This program is part of the COAL + ICE exhibition and series of programs at Asia Society, Feb. 13-Aug. 11, 2024, designed to provoke thought and action on climate change.

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