Papertown, New Documentary About Appalachian Paper Mill Shutdown, Features Title Song By Dave Matthews

Papertown, a new documentary about the shutdown of an 115-year-old paper mill in an Appalachian town, is coming to screens, and it features a new song by Dave Matthews. You can hear some of it in the trailer out today.

“The movie is stunning,” Matthews says. “It’s heartbreaking, but still so hopeful. It’s full of hope, in spite of this class system where the power sits in the hands of far away people, which is so wrong.”

Here’s the full synopsis of the film, which is directed by Jeremy Seifert and will have its will World Premiere at MountainFilm Festival in Colorado on May 22:…

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