A revealing portrait of the nearly extinct "hillbilly"culture, focused on mountain dancer Jesco White's uphill battle against abject poverty, drug abuse, petty crime and mental instability. In his struggle to live up to his father's legacy as the finest mountain dancer in Appalachia, he leans on Jesus, Elvis Presley, and his wife. This is the "Director's Cut," the 30 minute broadcast version plus 30 minutes of prime outtakes. Produced by Jacob Young. ISBN: 0-933621-49-3.

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Reviews:

• by Jake Harvey, FilmZone, 1996
  
• by John Jeremiah Sullivan, Oxford American Magazine, 2002