Join us Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 pm for an Earth Week screening of KING COAL (2023) in collaboration with Climate Film Festival New York.

A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, KING COAL meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking in a spectacularly beautiful and deeply moving immersion into Central Appalachia where coal is not just a resource, but a way of life, imagining the ways a community can re-envision itself.

While deeply situated in the regions under the reign of King Coal, where McMillion Sheldon has lived and worked her entire life, the film transcends time and place, emphasizing the ways in which all are connected through an immersive mosaic of belonging, ritual, and imagination. Emerging from the long shadows of the coal mines, KING COAL untangles the pain from the beauty, and illuminates the innately human capacity for change.

Schedule:

6:00 - 7:30 pm: Introduction and Film Screening

7:30 - 8:00 pm: Q&A*

*Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon will virtually join a live Q&A following the film screening.

About the Climate Film Festival (CFF):

The Climate Film Festival (CFF) is New York City’s first film festival dedicated to climate in all its forms. From narrative and documentary features to experimental shorts, CFF harnesses the transformative power of motion pictures, showcasing new and established voices, classic climate films, and energizing, human stories.

CFF’s inaugural festival will be held in September 2024.

This program is part of the COAL + ICE exhibition and series of programs at Asia Society, Feb. 13-Aug. 11, 2024, designed to provoke thought and action on climate change. Galleries will be open until 6:00 p.m. on April 24 and museum admission will be included for holders of event tickets from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.