Overview
Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virginians to become filmmakers and introduced the world to many great actors.
Cast
- John Sayles as Self
- David Strathairn as Self
- Chris Cooper as Self
- Haskell Wexler as Self
- Will Oldham as Self
- Morgan Spurlock as Self
- Maggie Renzi as Self
- Sarah Martin as Narrator (voice)
- Newton Thomas Sigel as Self