This is Pike County
“Haunting, quietly searing, hard to forget.”
—Arlie Hochschild, Author, Strangers in Their Own Land
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This is Pike County
“Haunting, quietly searing, hard to forget.”
—Arlie Hochschild, Author, Strangers in Their Own Land
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The Story
Mounting pressures—including an unsolved family murder—test a close-knit rural community. Between the temptation to give up and the urge to hold on, the film lingers on what it means to come of age in a place left behind.
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PAST Screenings
Black Mountain Film Festival
Winner: Appalachian Award
Sumerset, KY
November 8, 2025 8:00 PM
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Falls, OH
October 8, 2025 5:45 PM
October 10, 2025 10:00 AM
Mountain Craft Film Festival
Clarksburg, WV
October 3, 2025 7:00 PM
Red Rock Film Festival
Cedar City, UT
September 24, 2025 8:15 PM
September 26, 2025 6:00 PM
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Featured Articles
“A bleak but ultimately inspiring film—the kind that doesn’t really get made any more”
Take2IndieReview
November 7, 2025
“By refusing to polish or pity, [Paglin] achieves something rare: a film that is both unflinching and compassionate.”
letterboxd.com
October 13, 2025
Documentary looks at life in small Ohio town
Sound of Ideas by Ideastream on WKSU Radio
October 6, 2025
Red Rock Film Festival Continues This Weekend In Cedar City
KSUB Radio
September 26, 2025
World premiere of This is Pike County at Red Rock Film Festival to screen
St George News
September 19, 2025
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival To Screen 74 Films
Cleveland Magazine Scene
September 18, 2025
Red Rock Film Festival Brings Premieres and Local Talent to Cedar City
Sun Independent
September 15, 2025
The 19th Annual Red Rock Film Festival returns September 24–27
Iron County Today
September 11, 2025