White Lightnin'


1h 32m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Centers on the life of Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White, who struggles to overcome poverty, drug abuse, crime and mental instability to become--like his father D Ray White before him--the finest mountain dancer in Appalachia.

Film Details

Also Known As
White Lightnin': The Jesco White Murders
Genre
Biography
Dance
Drama
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Film & Music Entertainment, Ltd.; Salt Company; U.K. Film Council; Valley Films/Mountain Productions
Distribution Company
Haut Et Court; Momentum Pictures Limited; Mpi
Location
Zagreb, Croatia; West Virginia, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

Centers on the life of Appalachian mountain dancer Jesco White, who struggles to overcome poverty, drug abuse, crime and mental instability to become--like his father D Ray White before him--the finest mountain dancer in Appalachia.

Film Details

Also Known As
White Lightnin': The Jesco White Murders
Genre
Biography
Dance
Drama
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Film & Music Entertainment, Ltd.; Salt Company; U.K. Film Council; Valley Films/Mountain Productions
Distribution Company
Haut Et Court; Momentum Pictures Limited; Mpi
Location
Zagreb, Croatia; West Virginia, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States February 2009

Released in United States January 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Released in United States on Video June 28, 2011

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 5-15, 2009.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Under the Radar) June 17-28, 2009.

Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) January 15-25, 2009.)

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) January 15-25, 2009.

Feature directorial debut for Dominic Murphy.

Released in United States February 2009 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 5-15, 2009.)

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Under the Radar) June 17-28, 2009.)

Released in United States on Video June 28, 2011