An elderly black woman berates the mayor on television. Snow continues to fall around them, the squawk and flash of emergency vehicles filling the space that remains. The Blitz is on to clear the city in the aftermath of the fourth worst snowstorm to ever hit the region. Still, the villagers are [...]
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Bill Daniel Interview
County Line Press would like to thank filmmaker Bill Daniel for sitting down to talk to us at his home in Braddock, PA. The following is an excerpt from our conversation. For more information about Bill Daniel, visit his website at www.billdaniel.net.
CLP You’ve been all over the country; how did you make your [...]
In Roads
The Mason Dixon Ramp Festival last weekend offered many pleasing amenities and attractions for its attendees. The palate was delighted by ramp dogs, ramps and potatoes, ramp wine, homemade jams, and fresh ramps to take for cooking. (The deep fried ramp disappointed, though, and left some with aching stomachs.) The gathering presented some exotic examples [...]
A County Line or a Scar
It seems that America has a preoccupation with putting things in place. We connect people, animals, structures, occurrences, and ideas with spaces. We imagine that they have somewhere to belong, that that space is their home or destination. Silos in the country, skyscrapers in the city. But some things roam where they please. Living in [...]