Film

Goodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story

Director

Beth Stephens

Year

2014

Can romantic love for nature mobilize others, before it’s too late, to fight for social and environmental justice?

An autobiographical documentary depicting the “pollen-amorous” love affair between artist couple Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle, and the biodiverse Appalachian Mountains. This documentary follows Stephens and Sprinkle on a journey home to Beth’s native West Virginia, to talk to rural community members, environmental activists, family and friends in order to speak out against mountain top removal (MTR) mining practices, which are destroying the forests, towns, and people they love.