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Derek Oakley

Sep 17, 2026

46:34
Thinking about that, where does Harlan County, USA fit into that picture?
46:39
I think in a lot of ways...
46:42
It both reinforces and defies stereotypes.
46:46
When you think of a woman like Lois Scott, who many people, if you haven't seen the documentary Lois Scott, is an involved person on the picket line.
46:54
She has a son-in-law that works at one of the striking mines.
46:57
But she just felt like she wanted to fight for what was right for her community.
47:02
Her father was a union man.
50:39
After you've spent so much time with this subject and the film and the people connected to it, when the lights come up at the Kentucky Theater, what do you hope somebody seeing Harlan County USA for the first time will be thinking about?

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