Big News, Small Town backdrop

Big News, Small Town 2003 Directed by Jason Pappariella , Dan Stauffer

Big News, Small Town is a glimpse into Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town that has had an underground mine fire burning beneath it since the 1960s. Throughout the documentary we spend time with a few of the remaining Centralia residents, some former residents that relocated within the anthracite coal region, and locals from nearby towns. At the core of B N S T is a dismantled community and a dying town, with no hope of revival.

Country USA
Language English
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 1 May 2003
59 mins
Cast
Lamar Mervine himself / mayor of Centralia
Lanna Mervine herself / Centralia resident
John Wondoloski himself / Centralia resident
Bob Belfanti himself / local State Representative
Robert Burge himself / former Centralia resident
Joe Moyer himself / Centralia resident
Ray Reilly himself / former resident