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Elaine McMillion Sheldon is a director and writer known for documentaries, such as the Netflix Original Documentaries, Heroin(e) and Recovery Boys. Her latest film, King Coal, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This \u201cpart fable, part documentary\u201d is about the complex, coal culture in Central Appalachia.\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with Emmy-winning filmmakers, Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Curren Sheldon to discuss:\xa0\n\nThe inception of the film and how it became a hybrid style\n\nWhat the lens vetting process was like\n\nNot using any artificial light\n\nThe reason behind focusing on the young characters in the film\xa0\n\nWhy it\u2019s important to have bad ideas\n\nPushing through moments of vulnerability\n\nWhere Elaine got inspiration from\xa0\n\nWorking with a breath artist to create all the crazy sounds in the film\n\nAll the wonderful support they received from labs and grants\xa0\n\nWhy you need to have a long-term version\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cHow do we make this feel almost like a dream, almost like an imagined future?\u201d [7:51]\n\n\u201cThis film required a level of failure and vulnerability that made me insecure at moments. But ultimately made me grow as a filmmaker.\u201d [14:09]\n\n\u201cHaving a long view of your career is so healthy otherwise you\u2019re gonna get burnt out and depressed.\u201d [31:20]\n\n\u201cMost of this industry lives in a bubble, on a coast.\u201d [42:08]\n\n\n\nResources:\nKing Coal trailer\nKing Coal official website\nKing Coal on Instagram\n\nHere is the upcoming 2023 theatrical:\nAugust 11th -\xa0DCTV- New York City, NY\xa0(weeklong)\nAugust 18th - Aperture Cinema - Winston-Salem, NC (weeklong)\nAugust 25th - Laemmle Glendale - Los Angeles, CA (weeklong)\nAugust 28th -Harris Theater - Pittsburgh, PA (Select shows during the week)\nAugust 31- Floralee Theater - Charleston, WV (Select shows)\nSeptember 1st - The Nightlight - Akron, OH (weeklong)\nSeptember 1st- Zoetropolis Cinema - Lancaster, PA (two-week run)\nSeptember 1st - Central Cinema - Knoxville, TN (weeklong)\nSeptember 4th - The Woodward Theater - Cincinnati, OH (one night)\nSeptember 8th - Wexner Center of the Arts - Columbus, OH (one night)\nSeptember 9th - Museum of the Moving Image- Queens, NY (one night)\nSeptember 15th- Raleigh Playhouse- Beckley, WV (one night)\nSeptember 21st - The Lyric Theater- Blacksburg, VA (one night)\nSeptember 22nd - The Granada Theater- Bluefield, WV (one night)\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices