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Production
2024
Production
2024

Papertown

Sponsored Project

  • Jeremy Seifert, Director
  • Ben Robertson, Director
  • Ryan Suffern, Producer
  • Chris Pruett, Producer
  • Colby Sexton, Producer
  • Rebekah Fergusson, Producer
A factory seen from behind a wire fence, the text "Papertown, USA - A Documentary Film" is superimposed on the image in white

About the Project

When a paper mill in a small Appalachian town suddenly closes, leaving 1,200 people without jobs and undoing the economic fabric that held the community together for over a century, how will its people navigate this transformative event and what happens to their way of life?