In-production since January 2024, Jillian Carney Howell has been documenting one of the smallest towns in North America and its relationship with the National Parks Service, which owns 80% of the land in its limits. As of November 2025, the film is approximately 60-75% shot. With an impending demolition from the Department of Interior scheduled for late 2026 to early 2027, we are in the midst of early assembly edits and pick-up shoots.

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Our total budget for the film is $79-115k. We have to date secured $40k! The majority of the funds came from small donors like you during our Seed&Spark campaign. Contributing to our film creates paying jobs for creatives in Appalachia and help makes our work possible.

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