DESCRIPTION:
Kinston & Mother Earth is a reflection of one company's power and presence in a town with a rich history but vulnerable economic status. I document the effect a recent and successful brewery, Mother Earth, has on a complex community of people, as locals deal with newfound tourism and gentrification. Kinston has been a laboratory for resurgence and revitalization every twenty or thirty years. What do the locals of Kinston think of this newest craft beer & gourmet food renaissance? How does a town interact with change? Who is benefitting and who isn't? Most may see Kinston as just another dilapidated southern town, but this metamorphosis is emblematic of many changes occurring in all towns all over the country. I am fortunate to see it working from the ground up, and as one watches the documentary, I hope they can see that transformation is incredibly complex, even in the tiniest of towns.