{"id":2394728,"date":"2026-04-29T16:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394728"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:16:44","slug":"papertown-new-documentary-about-appalachian-paper-mill-shutdown-features-title-song-by-dave-matthews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/papertown-new-documentary-about-appalachian-paper-mill-shutdown-features-title-song-by-dave-matthews\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Papertown,&#8217; New Documentary About Appalachian Paper Mill Shutdown, Features Title Song By Dave Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Papertown<\/em>, a new documentary about the shutdown of an 115-year-old paper mill\u00a0in 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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The movie is stunning,&#8221; Matthews says. &#8220;It&#8217;s heartbreaking, but still so hopeful. It&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full synopsis of the film, which is directed by Jeremy Seifert and will have its will\u00a0World Premiere at MountainFilm Festival in Colorado on May 22:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>When the 115-year-old paper mill that defined Canton, North Carolina unexpectedly announced it would shut down, it set off three turbulent months that would gut the town\u2019s economy and shake its identity. This documentary moves with the community in real time, from the shock of the announcement to the mill\u2019s final whistle. We witness the confusion and heartbreak as rumors spread, questions go unanswered, and the company, Pactiv Evergreen, remains silent. As details emerge of executives profiting from stock trades just days before the news, anger and betrayal deepen. Through it all, we stay close to the workers, families, and neighbors who must reckon with the loss of the industry that shaped them for generations, and the uncertain future that lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\/><p><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hear some of the song, which is also called &#8220;Papertown,&#8221; in the trailer below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Papertown Teaser\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZybcAv3arz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source stereogum.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Papertown, a new documentary about the shutdown of an 115-year-old paper mill\u00a0in 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. &#8220;The movie is stunning,&#8221; Matthews says. &#8220;It&#8217;s heartbreaking, but still so hopeful. 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