“The makers of Deep Down have captured a poignant moment in the natural and social history of central Appalachia. And they have given all of us the call to action within our own communities, wherever they may be."

- Dr. Katherine Roberts, American Studies Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill

"Deep Down is -- without a doubt -- the most moving and insightful film yet on the issue of mountaintop removal.  This movie provides heroes that can stand as examples in any fight for social justice. Deep Down is hugely intelligent, haunting, and moving.  I wish everybody in America could see this film."

-Silas House, NEH Chair in Appalachian Studies at Berea College

"Deep Down is a revelatory film, breathtakingly poignant and poetic, and goes beyond the politics of protest to look at the inexorably connected lives of Appalachian residents... Incredibly resilient and prepared, Beverly May, who works as a nurse at a clinic for those without insurance, might be one of the most endearing and powerful anti-mountaintop removal spokeswomen in the nation.”

--Jeff Biggers, The Huffington Post

"It's a great source of pride to me to see average folks stand up and make extremely articulate arguments for their views -- on both sides. On film, Terry Ratliff courageously goes through the same mental debate that we all go through when we're facing an ethical decision. The beauty of this film is that it brings out the best, most thoughtful aspects of human nature as we confront the challenges of modern society."

--Dodd Galbreath, Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Practice at Lipscomb University

Jen Gilomen & Sally Rubin  Jen Gilomen is Director of Independent Media at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), where she leads BAVC’s programs for documentary storytellers and trans-media artists. These programs include a year-round fellowship program called MediaMaker, the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies, and SF Commons, San Francisco’s innovative public access television station and associated community media programs. During her 10-year tenure at BAVC, Jen has managed BAVC’s Digital Storytelling Institute as producer and advisor, helping over twenty California-based nonprofits to increase their technical capacity, produce community stories, and harness media for social change. Jen is an award-winning independent documentary producer and cinematographer who has created nationally and internationally distributed films, including Deep Down and the associated Virtual Mine game in Second Life, which were funded by ITVS and MacArthur Foundation and nominated for an Emmy in 2011. Sally Rubin is a documentary filmmaker and editor based in Los Angeles. Her career has included films for PBS's Frontline, POV, Independent Lens, and American Experience series, as well as several other Sundance and Slamdance favorites, such as WGBH's Africans in America(1996), and David Sutherland's award-winning The Farmer's Wife (1998). In addition, Rubin was the Associate Producer of Sutherland's recent smash-hit, the 6-hour Frontline specialCountry Boys (2006). Her film The Last Mountain (2004) has aired on regional PBS stations, and Cut (2003) is used in universities across the country. She co-edited the fall 2006 releaseIraq for Sale (2006), directed by Robert Greenwald, and three episodes of the ACLU'sFreedom Files , Executive Produced by Greenwald.