Hillbilly | movie | 2018 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has affected America's rela | dG1fb050V1lSclU4QUU

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00:00The term hillbilly has plagued the Appalachian region, and more recently, Appalachia was

00:18singled out as the reason for Trump's rise.

00:21People have a certain perception of us.

00:23A woman once asked me if I knew who Johnny Carson was.

00:26She didn't think we had TVs.

00:28No other region in America is more misunderstood than Appalachia.

00:36This commitment to characterize a region as poor means that coal companies can come in

00:41and exploit the entire region.

00:44It's only a region of trash, so why not trash it?

00:49People have been victimized because there's no public outcry.

00:52They don't care about people like us.

00:55I mean, stereotypes do vicious cultural work.

00:58Hillary said that we were all deplorables.

01:02A lot of young people want to escape as soon as possible.

01:05It's tiring to have to hide who you are as a person.

01:13It's Thursday, and I'm glad that I can be black and forget that I'm a hillbilly.

01:18Everybody has an Appalachia, somebody that they can feel superior to.

01:26The hills stand for so much.

01:29Those attempting to betray the region must understand the complexities of poverty and pride and culture.

01:37Oppressed and exploited people can turn against people with whom we should stand in solidarity.

01:45I probably would identify as a hillbilly.

01:49I'm a hillbilly, and I'm very proud.