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A documentary exploring the hillbilly image in media and culture.

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A documentary exploring the hillbilly image in media and culture.

A documentary exploring the hillbilly image in media and culture.

A documentary exploring the hillbilly image in media and culture.

A documentary exploring the hillbilly image in media and culture.

Sally Rubin & Ashley York
Sally Rubin & Ashley York
Sally Rubin & Ashley York
Sally Rubin & Ashley York
1 Campaign |
Los Angeles, United States
$10,825 USD 206 backers
27% of $40,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Hillbilly is a documentary film that examines the iconic hillbilly stereotype in film and television. The film explores more than a hundred years of media representation of mountain and rural people, reveals how the hillbilly icon reflects America’s aspirational self-image over the decades, and offers an urgent exploration of how we see and think about white poverty and rural America.

Our intention in making this film is to introduce a new perception of Appalachia and its people into American public discourse and to provide solutions for counteracting negative stereotypes on a broad level. 

Ashley York grew up in eastern Kentucky and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a degree at the University of Southern California where she became inspired by filmmakers Anne Lewis and Barbara Kopple, and began producing a body of work about the culture and experiences of rural people. Having personally experienced the media’s negative portrayals over and over  throughout her life, she has long been eager to make a film like Hillbilly. Ashley’s most recent film, Tig, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015.

Sally Rubin’s mother was raised in the Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee, and Sally spent substantial time there as a child. As a young filmmaker, Sally associate produced David Sutherland’s Country Boys, a Frontline film about two teenage boys growing up in eastern Kentucky, and then made her own film (with Jen Gilomen), Deep Down, about mountaintop-removal coal mining in a small eastern Kentucky town. Deep Down was nominated for an Emmy Award for its outreach component and broadcast nationally on PBS’ Independent Lens.  The time Sally spent in Tennessee growing up contrasted with her experience making films in the region as an adult has sharpened her sensitivity to both insider and outsider gazes on Appalachia, and ignited her passion for telling the tragic, comedic, and poignant story of Hillbilly.
 

We need to raise $40,000 to complete the bulk of production, and to secure critical post-production funds, which will allow us to move forward and to get this important film out into the world in time to make a difference!

Please help us reach our goal. Thank you!

All contributions are tax deductible minus the value of the perks!

If you want to help but can't donate right now, you can use these links  to share our campaign with people who may be interested or contact us about local screenings in your area. Twitter and Facebook and let your friends know using the hashtag #hillbillymovie #hillbilly
 

 

Ashley York (Director) is a Kentucky-born filmmaker who is interested in documentaries, socially conscious media, and emerging modes of storytelling. She has worked on Academy Award® nominated teams and on projects that have premiered at the Sundance, Berlin, and SXSW film festivals as well as on Oprah Winfrey's Network, A&E, HBO, Discovery, and the Sundance Channel.

She co-directed and produced Tig, an Official Selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Ashley was one of nine women debuting a feature film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. She produced two 2011 Sundance Film Festival Official selections: Becoming Chaz, about Chaz Bono's gender transition; and GRAB, about the Laguna Pueblo tribe in New Mexico.

She is a member of Women in Film, the International Documentary Association, and a founding member of the design collective, Take Action Games, which is committed to highlighting issues that affect women and girls and partners with various social justice and mission-based organizations to make digital activist projects, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the International Crisis Group, the Independent Television Service, and the Center for Asian American Media. Take Action Games received an Emmy Award nomination in the category of New Approaches to News and Documentary Film as well as the prestigious Governors' Award from the Academy of Arts & Sciences (the Emmy's highest honor) for a campaign co-produced by mtvU to raise awareness about genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan.

Ashley received her BA in journalism from the University of Kentucky and her MFA from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts where she currently teaches. Ashley lives in Los Angeles.


Sally Rubin (Director) is a documentary filmmaker and editor who has worked in the field for more than 15 years. Her mother is from Calderwood, Tennessee, a hollow in the Smoky Mountains. Rubin grew up visiting the region and has been visiting family and spending time there for many years. She recently completed Life on the Line (co-directed by Jen Gilomen), a documentary about a teenage girl living on the border of the US and Mexico--a Fledgling Fund recipient that premiered in 2014 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and across the country on PBS.

Her previous film, Deep Down (with Gilomen), was an ITVS, MacArthur, Chicken and Egg, and Fledgling-funded feature-length documentary about two friends in eastern Kentucky who find themselves divided over mountaintop removal coal mining near their homes. The film was part of the 2010-2011 Independent Lens Emmy-winning PBS series, and has reached almost 1.5 million people through its broadcast, distribution, and outreach campaign. It was nominated for an Emmy for its Virtual Mine outreach project, in the category of New Approaches to News and Documentary.

Rubin's other credits include The Last Mountain, a film about her father's death in a hiking accident that was broadcast on PBS, Robert Greenwald's Iraq for Sale: the War Profiteers (Editor), a​nd the television series "The Freedom Files" (Editor), as well as David Sutherland's 6-hour Frontline special Country Boys, about two boys in Floyd County, Kentucky (Associate Producer), and Riverwebs (Editor), which broadcast nationally on PBS. Rubin recently completed a short that aired in conjunction with David Sutherland’s Kind Hearted Woman on Frontline in 2013. In 2004 she founded the groundbreaking Straight Outta Grrrlville Film Festival in San Francisco, and continues to produce local events and benefits for artists and filmmakers, in conjunction with her own continued work. Rubin is also full-time documentary Professor at Chapman University and a graduate of the M.A. program in Documentary at Stanford University.

                                                    

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hillbilly Baby Gif

$5 USD
Receive an expression of our undying thanks with a snappy tweet from Sally and Ashley and a very special gif of the cutest dancing baby ever!
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June 2015
5 claimed

i heart hillbillies sticker

$15 USD
Show your love for hillbillies with the official "hollywood hillbilly" sticker. They're small and lovely and great for decorating your iPhone, your laptop...or your kid sister!
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June 2015
14 claimed

Smokey Mountain Biscuits

$20 USD
That's right, receive a PDF of Sally's mother’s down home recipe for her famous Smokey Mountain Biscuits. These biscuits will find their way into your dreams!
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June 2015
9 claimed

HD Download of the Film

$25 USD
Get the HD digital download and be the first to see the fine cut of "The Hollywood Hillbilly."
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October 2016
47 claimed

Original Banjo Tune

$30 USD
Digital download of an original banjo tune by the young and talented Sam Gleaves from Berea College. Check out our pitch video above to see him play!
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June 2015
3 claimed

Loyal's "Hillbilly Humor"

$35 USD
Digital short featuring legendary Appalachian scholar and historian, Loyal Jones. Loyal tells a series of jokes that’ll keep you in stitches all day long!
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June 2015
2 claimed

Ashley's Secret Family Recipe

$40 USD
A PDF of Ashley’s secret family Kentucky fried chicken recipe. You'll be banging down the door for more.
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June 2015
9 claimed

2 RECIPES ARE BETTER THAN 1 !

$50 USD
Ashley and Sally want to share with you two of their favorite recipes. Sally's Mom’s down home recipe for her famous Smokey Mountain Biscuits and Ashley’s secret family Kentucky fried chicken recipe.
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June 2015
6 claimed

"The Hollywood Hillbilly " DVD

$75 USD
A signed copy of the final film on DVD, hot off the presses!
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October 2016
22 claimed

Silas House Signed Book

$150 USD
Signed copies of "Same Sun Here" from best-selling author and native Kentuckian, Silas House.
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July 2015
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Billy Redden Signed Photo

$200 USD
Billy Redden was 13-years-old when he signed on to play the part of the banjo playing boy in "Deliverance." Receive a production still with his autograph from one of the most famous scenes in movie history!
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August 2015
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Rough Cut Screening

$300 USD
Join our team as we work on the final edits to finish the film. You'll be invited to a rough cut screening . You’ll hear all of the discussion from our directors, editor and producers and be able to provide your feedback as well. And, we’ll keep you informed of the updates and edits we make before we lock the picture. (travel and lodging not included)
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June 2016
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Hillbillies In HOLLYWOOD!

$400 USD
2 tickets to "The Hollywood Hillbilly" LA Premiere and after party with the filmmakers. (travel and accommodations not included)
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October 2016
1 out of 5 of claimed

Chicken, Biscuits & Root Beer

$500 USD
Co-Directors, Ashley and Sally, will host a Kentucky-style dinner for you and eight friends, featuring their famous Fried Chicken and Biscuits and some down-home bluegrass. This is one party you're gonna want to show up early for! (Los Angeles only)
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November 2015
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Hillbilly Grab Bag

$1,000 USD
Warm your hillbilly heart with this gaggle of perks! Hillbilly Baby Gif, an I Heart Hillbillies Sticker, Sally's Mom's Smokey Mountain Biscuit recipe, HD Download of the film - the fine cut, Original Banjo Tune, Hillbilly Humor Digital Short, Ashley 's Secret Recipe Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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June 2015
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Everything But the Sink!

$2,000 USD
Well this a fine how-do-you-do! We'll send you "The Hollywood Hillbilly" final cut DVD, the Silas House signed book, the Billy Redden's signed photo AND we're throwing in Perks 1-7 to boot!
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June 2015
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Associate Producer Credit

$5,000 USD
Receive an Associate Producer credit. All APs will be listed on one card in the movie credits. Plus, when finished, you’ll get a DVD copy of “The Hollywood Hillbilly" signed by the directors.
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October 2016
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Visit and Sponsor a Shoot

$7,500 USD
Join the filmmakers on a day of filming. Spend the day on set, meet our subjects, and work with the filmmakers and crew. Plus, when finished, you’ll get a DVD copy of “The Hollywood Hillbilly," signed by the directors, a personal thank you note, and your name listed at the top of the "Thank You's" in the credits.
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September 2015
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Co-Producer Credit

$10,000 USD
All Co-Producers will be listed on one card in the movie credits. Plus, when finished, you’ll get a DVD copy of “The Hollywood Hillbilly," signed by the directors.
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October 2016
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Executive Producer Credit

$20,000 USD
Come on board as a critical leadership member of our team. Plus, you'll be invited to a day of filming with the filmmakers and you'll be invited to attend and help run our rough cut screenings of the film. You’ll receive a DVD copy of “The Hollywood Hillbilly," signed by the directors.
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October 2016
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