Harlan County USA & American Dream

Friday, May 1 - Thursday, May 7, 2026

One of the most assured and influential debuts in American cinema, Barbara Kopple’s landmark documentary HARLAN COUNTY USA unflinchingly follows a grueling, 13-month coal miners’ strike in rural Kentucky.

Winner of the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Barbara Kopple’s AMERICAN DREAM unflinchingly details the explosive 1985–86 labor strike against Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota, a city ripped apart in the tumult.
Both films open in new restorations on Fri, May 1, including Q&As with master documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple.

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