ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Presents Movies, Moonshine and Music May 24, 2011

THE LAST ONE - The end of an era by Neal Hutcheson
"A cult classic!" - The Newport Plain Talk. Deep in the wilds of Southern Appalachia, lifelong moonshiner Popcorn Sutton runs one last batch of true moonshine whiskey. Through the exhausting work of clearing the site, building a rock and clay furnace, brewing corn mash and producing high-proof moonshine, Sutton reveals the craft of traditional distillation, the character of his Scots-Irish ancestors, and a lifetime of memories in the trade. The affable Sutton dominates the film, weaving explanations of points of craft with stories of a lifetime of experiences in the moonshine trade, while interviews with Appalachian folklorists, storytellers, and noted authors explore the role of moonshine in Appalachian history and identity.
NEAL HUTCHESON is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker and video producer and founder of Sucker Punch Pictures. Hutcheson is best known for his collaborations with the linguist Walt Wolfram at NC State University, including the popular documentary Mountain Talk, which laid the groundwork for several further documentaries including the PBS release The Queen Family, The Last One, and a dramatic film, Gary Carden’s The Prince of Dark Corners. Three of his films were honored in a special showing in Berlin, Germany in 2006, and he received the Bill Arnold North Carolina Film Award in 2008 for The Outlaw Lewis Redmond.
Live MOONSHINE MUSIC & SONGS! with Tommy Edwards, lead singer and guitarist and Stan Brown banjo player of The Bluegrass Experience, one of the Southeast's most respected traditional music groups. Edwards was twice named World Champion Bluegrass Guitarist and has recorded or performed live with an array of bluegrass greats, including Jimmy Martin, Bobby Hicks, Peter Rowan, Jimmy Mills, Dan Crary, Jack Lawrence, and Mike Cross. Edwards is also host of Life 103.1's "Bluegrass Saturday Night"
plus short film: PERCY'S RUN by D.L. Anderson
Mr. Joshua Percy Flowers is second only to Ava Gardner in notoriety anywhere near Johnston County, North Carolina. The Saturday Evening Post declared Flowers “King of the Moonshiners” in 1958, when it is estimated he was earning one million dollars annually in untaxed revenue from the sale of white liquor up and down the East Coast. He was also one “helluva fox hunter.” This film attempts to cover the ground between the two pursuits and reveal a picture of the man apart from the legends.
D.L. Anderson is a photographer and filmmaker raised in Galva, Illinois (population 2,700). Though quite eager to leave Galva when it came time, he still prefers dirt roads to traffic jams and late-night catfishing to being anywhere else at all. He also loves hearing and sharing stories that matter to the people he’s fortunate to meet along the way. Anderson works mostly for The Independent Weekly. You can also view his work online anytime at dlanderson.com.
Sustainable Cinema is a film series featuring documentaries, narrative and independent films involving producers, directors, subjects and/or locations in North Carolina. Screenings take place Jan-June and Sept-Nov at the Fearrington Barn in Fearrington Village, Pittsboro. Admission at the door is $5 except for special events.

Cash beverage/bar available during films. Admissions proceeds benefit ChathamArts and its arts & education programs. Filmmakers are usually in attendance for post-screening Q&A’s. Join us for cinematic treasures, learn about the art of filmmaking and enjoy engaging discussion afterwards!