Neal Hutcheson
Neal Hutcheson (born 1969) is an American filmmaker, photographer, and author. He has received three regional Emmy awards for documentaries on regional culture, language, and identity.[1][2][3] He has produced 14 television documentaries on topics such as Appalachian culture, heritage fisheries on the North Carolina Outer Banks, Cherokee language preservation efforts, African American vernacular speech, and climate change.[4][5] Hutcheson’s most visible work has featured Popcorn Sutton, a moonshiner from Western North Carolina.[6][7][8][9] Hutcheson works as a producer for the Language & Life Project at North Carolina State University and is a contributing producer to independent production companies Empty Bottle Pictures and Sucker Punch Pictures.[10][11]
Selected filmography
- The Prison Sutras (documentary short, 1997)[12]
- Jornada del Muerto (documentary short, 1998)
- Indian by Birth—The Lumbee Dialect (documentary short, 1999)[13]
- Mountain Talk (2004)[14]
- Voices of North Carolina (2005)
- The Queen Family—Appalachian Tradition and Back Porch Music (documentary short, 2006)
- The Prince of Dark Corners (2007)[15]
- The Carolina Brogue (documentary short, 2008)
- The Outlaw Lewis Redmond (2008)
- The Last One—Moonshine in Appalachia (2009)[16]
- Core.Sounders—Living from the Sea (2013)[17][18][19][20]
- Popcorn Sutton—A Hell of a Life (2014)[21][22]
- First Language—The Race to Save Cherokee (Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan, 2016)[23]
- Talking Black in America (Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan, 2019)[24]
- Signing Black in America (Danica Cullinan, Neal Hutcheson, 2020)[25][26]
- Land and Water Revisited / Revisitando Tierra y Agua (Kirk French, Elijah Hermitt, Neal Hutcheson, 2021)[27]
Author
- “Smoky Mountain English: If These Hills Could Talk.”[28]
- “Gary Carden: Folklorist, Playwright, and Storyteller.” (North Carolina Folklore Journal, 2006)[29]
- “Inclemented that Way.” (Jonathan Williams: The Lord of Orchards, 2017)[30][31]
- “Negotiating Language Presentation: Linguists, Communities, and Producers.”[32]
- The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton (2021)
Honors
- Artist’s Fellowship, North Carolina Arts Council, 2005[33]
- The Bill Arnold North Carolina Filmmaker Award, 2008 Carolina Film and Video Festival
- Emmy, Best Cultural Documentary, 2009, Southeast region[34]
- Brown-Hudson Folklore Award, North Carolina Folklore Society, 2011[35]
- Emmy Nomination, Best Cultural Documentary, 2013 Midsouth region
- Best Public Service Film Award, 2015 American Indian Film Festival[36]
- Best Regional Film, 2015 Native American Film Festival of the Southeast
- Audience Award, 2015 Red Rock Film Festival
- Emmy, Best Cultural Documentary, 2015, Midsouth region[37]
- Emmy, Best Cultural Documentary, 2019, Midsouth region[38]
References
- ^ Admin. "Popcorn Sutton film wins regional Emmy". Smoky Mountain News. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Midsouth Emmy Winners" (PDF). NATAS Nashville/Midsouth. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "34th MIDSOUTH REGIONAL EMMY® AWARD WINNERS". NATAS Nashville Midsouth. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Neal Hutcheson". Quail Ridge Books. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Bonnabeaux, Maddy. "Walking the line of documentary filmmaking". Technician. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Exploding moonshine: The new golden age of outlaw liquor". CNN. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "The Last One". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "This Is The Last Dam Run of Likker I'll Ever Make". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Glenn. "Documentary filmmaker keeps focus local with new projects". The News & Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "People". The Language & Life Project. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "The Crew". Land and Water Revisited. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Goodwin, Andrew. "A survey of the second annual International Buddhist Film Festival". Tricycle. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Estes, Roberta. "Indian by Birth: The Lumbee Dialect". Native Heritage Project. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Fellerath, David. "Neal Hutcheson". Indy Week. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Purcell, Nancy. "Prince of Dark Corners". North Carolina Writers' Network-West. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Calemine, James. "The Last One: Moonshine In Appalachia Neal Hutcheson's Documentary: Popcorn Sutton". Snake Nation Press. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Core Sound fishermen are celebrated in film to premiere at the Museum of History". Carolina Coast Online. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Down East documentary to premiere". JD News. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Stasio, Frank; Blyde, Christina. "Film Documents The Core Sound Community's Struggles". WUNC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Drake, Miranda. "Film Documents The Core Sound Community's Struggles". NC State News. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Motsinger, Carol. "New movie focuses on WNC moonshiner Popcorn Sutton". Citizen Times. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Introducing Filmmaker Neal Hutcheson!". Indie Grits. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Washburn, Mark. "Film captures dying language in NC". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Barry, Jr., Michael T. ""Talking Black in America": A New Film on African American English". Black Perspectives. AAIHS. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Signing Black in America: The Story of Black American Sign Language". NCDHHS. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Robinson, Jennifer. "Signing Black In America". KPBS. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Rushton, Geoff. "State Theatre to Livestream Documentary Premiere, Q&A with Producers". StateCollege.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Mallinson, Christine; Childs, Becky; Anderson, Bridget; Hutcheson, Neal (2003). "Smoky Mountain English: If These Hills Could Talk". Language Magazine.
- ^ Hutcheson, Neal (2006). "Gary Carden: Folklorist, Playwright, and Storyteller". North Carolina Folklore Journal.
- ^ Skinner, Paul. "Jonathan Williams: The Lord of Orchards". Reconstructionary Tales. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Beam, Jeffery; Owens, Richard (2017). Jonathan Williams: The Lord of Orchards. Westport and New York: Prospecta Press. ISBN 978-1-63226-087-1.
- ^ Reaser, Jeffrey; Wilbanks, Eric; Wojcik, Karissa; Wolfram, Walt (2018). Language Variety in the New South: Contemporary Perspectives on Change and Variation. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 448.
- ^ "Artist Fellowship Recipients" (PDF). NC Arts Council. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Ford, D'Lyn. "Golden Moment" (PDF). The Bulletin. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ McGowan, Thomas; Wolfram, Walt. "2011 BHFA — Neal Hutcheson: Maker of Documentaries on North Carolina Folklife and Language". North Carolina Folklore Society. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Winter, Brent. "Film Brings Cherokee Language to Life". NC State University News. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Midsouth Emmy Winners" (PDF). NATAS Nashville/Midsouth. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Moylan, Heather. "NC State-Produced Documentary Wins Emmy Award". NC State News. Retrieved 1 December 2020.