Papertown, a brand new documentary concerning the shutdown of an 115-year-old paper mill in an Appalachian city, is coming to screens, and it includes a new track by Dave Matthews. You possibly can hear a few of it within the trailer out at present.
“The film is gorgeous,” Matthews says. “It is heartbreaking, however nonetheless so hopeful. It is filled with hope, regardless of this class system the place the facility sits within the palms of distant folks, which is so incorrect.”
This is the complete synopsis of the movie, which is directed by Jeremy Seifert and could have its will World Premiere at MountainFilm Competition in Colorado on Might 22:
When the 115-year-old paper mill that outlined Canton, North Carolina unexpectedly introduced it could shut down, it set off three turbulent months that may intestine the city’s economic system and shake its id. This documentary strikes with the group in actual time, from the shock of the announcement to the mill’s closing whistle. We witness the confusion and heartbreak as rumors unfold, questions go unanswered, and the corporate, Pactiv Evergreen, stays silent. As particulars emerge of executives benefiting from inventory trades simply days earlier than the information, anger and betrayal deepen. By all of it, we keep near the employees, households, and neighbors who should reckon with the lack of the business that formed them for generations, and the unsure future that lies forward.
Hear among the track, which can be referred to as “Papertown,” within the trailer beneath.


