Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Dale Farmer loved hearing the stories of what life was like in Appalachia during the Great Depression for his grandfather, Charlie Cox. By early adulthood, he could repeat them verbatim.
“He told them all the time, so it did get a little tiresome,” Farmer said.
Still, he recognized their value as both entertainment and history and determined to write them down. A musician and novice screenwriter, he set about to do just that in 2015 after sharing the idea with some of his pickin’ friends and bandmates.
“I never imagined it would go this far and actually become a movie,” he said.
“The result, “The Mountain Minor,” will debut Saturday, June 6, on the Heartland network, one of several national networks owned and operated by Reach High Media in Chattanooga. The film will repeat throughout the month.