Talking Black in America
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
Produced by Neal Hutcheson and Danica Cullinan
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2019)
An Emmy award-winning documentary feature
on African American Vernacular English.
Gary Carden’s Birdell
Drama | 60 minutes
(Sucker Punch Pictures, 2018)
Gary Carden’s moving tale of love, loss, and heartbreak in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
First Language—The Race to Save Cherokee
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
Produced by Neal Hutcheson and Danica Cullinan
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2016)
The Emmy award-winning story of the Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians and their efforts to preserve the Cherokee language. Audience Award winner, Red Rock Film Festival.
Core.Sounders—Living From the Sea
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2015)
A documentary portrait of the Core Sound fishing communities and the fight to maintain their culture and livelihoods against terrible odds.
Popcorn Sutton—A Hell of a Life
Documentary Film | 90 minutes
(Sucker Punch Pictures, 2014)
The story of the world’s most famous moonshiner.
The Carolina Brogue
Documentary Film | 30 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2008)
A television documentary about
life and language on the Carolina coast.
The Last One
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
(PBS/Sucker Punch Pictures, 2009)
The Emmy award-winning television special on Popcorn Sutton’s “last” run of moonshine.
The Outlaw Lewis Redmond
Documentary Film | 30 minutes
(PBS/Sucker Punch Pictures, 2009)
The once legendary Major Lewis Redmond is
remembered in this documentary short.
Winner of the NC Filmmaker Award,
Carolina Film and Video Festival.
The Prince of Dark Corners
Drama | 60 minutes
(PBS/Sucker Punch Pictures, 2007)
An adaptation of Gary Carden’s award-winning play
on the myth and reality of the legendary Appalachian outlaw Lewis Redmond.
The Queen Family—Back Porch Music
Audio Recording | 70 minutes
(The Language & Project, 2006)
Authentic porch music with the Queen family
of Jackson County, North Carolina
The Queen Family
Documentary Film | 30 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2006)
A portrait of Mary Jane Queen, her talented family,
and Appalachian Mountain tradition.
Voices of North Carolina
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2005)
The television special on the languages, dialects, and culture of North Carolina
An Unclouded Day
Audio Recording | 72 minutes
(The Language & Project, 2003)
Music, songs, and stories from Southern Appalachia
Mountain Talk
Documentary Film | 60 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 2003)
A portrait of life, language, and culture
in Southern Appalachia.
This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll Ever Make
Documentary Film | 80 minutes
(Sucker Punch Pictures, 2002)
The cult classic with Popcorn Sutton.
Indian By Birth
Documentary Film | 30 minutes
(PBS/The Language & Project, 1999)
The story of Lumbee Indian language and identity.