Coal Mining Movies

  • 2019
    Ancient Sunshine

    Ancient Sunshine

    Ancient Sunshine

    02019HD

    A reflection on anarchism and labor, ANCIENT SUNSHINE marks a path through the struggles of climate activism and coal extractions in the American...

    Ancient Sunshine
  • 2025
    Leaning on the tree

    Leaning on the tree

    Leaning on the tree

    02025HD

    An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in...

    Leaning on the tree
  • 1948
    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 4

    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 4

    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 4

    01948HD

    The majestic rebirth of Manchester's Bradford Colliery and other stories.

    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 4
  • 2017
    Der lange Abschied von der Kohle

    Der lange Abschied von der Kohle

    Der lange Abschied von der Kohle

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    Der lange Abschied von der Kohle
  • 1991

    "They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s

    "They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s

    61991HD

    For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then...

  • 1977
    In Memory of the Land and People

    In Memory of the Land and People

    In Memory of the Land and People

    01977HD

    “…It is a film that tells in hurried film sequences and a resonant musical score juxtaposing the sublime, funereal despair of Bartok...

    In Memory of the Land and People
  • 1910
    A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner

    A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner

    A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner

    5.41910HD

    A proto-"documentary" film depicting workers of a mine owned by the Wilgan Coal and Iron Company

    A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner
  • 2025
    La Catastrophe de Liévin

    La Catastrophe de Liévin

    La Catastrophe de Liévin

    02025HD

    La Catastrophe de Liévin
  • 2020
    Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade

    Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade

    Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade

    02020HD

    In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last...

    Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade
  • 1970
    Deep Roots, Dark Earth: Freemining in the Forest of Dean

    Deep Roots, Dark Earth: Freemining in the Forest of Dean

    Deep Roots, Dark Earth: Freemining in the Forest of Dean

    01970HD

    For centuries, freeminers have held the right to mine coal anywhere within the Forest of Dean. To become a freeminer, one must be over 21, born...

    Deep Roots, Dark Earth: Freemining in the Forest of Dean
  • 2021
    The Copper Kings

    The Copper Kings

    The Copper Kings

    02021HD

    Through exploring the body as a landscape, 'The Copper Kings' plays with visual metaphors that connect the patriarchal philosophy and process of...

    The Copper Kings
  • 1951
    Dobývání uhlí

    Dobývání uhlí

    Dobývání uhlí

    01951HD

    Dobývání uhlí
  • 1948
    Braunkohle

    Braunkohle

    Braunkohle

    01948HD

    Short film about coal mining

    Braunkohle
  • 1970
    Bimblebox

    Bimblebox

    Bimblebox

    01970HD

    The Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies in the path of what will be the earths largest coal mines. One woman, Paola Cassoni, decides to resist the "China...

    Bimblebox