Stranger with a Camera

Stranger with a Camera

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 11, 2000

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Stranger with a Camera

Director

Elizabeth Barret

Description

In 1967 Canadian filmmaker Hugh O'Connor came with a crew to eastern Kentucky to make a film showing people from all walks of life in the United States. They finished the day by filming coal miners and their families in rental houses. As the filmmakers were leaving, Hobart Ison, the owner of the property, drove up and fired three shots, killing Hugh O'Connor. Elizabeth Barrett, from Kentucky herself, explores why this happened by trying to understand the people and culture of eastern Kentucky.