December Prelude Film: Papertown
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Join us for the start of our Film Fest Prelude series with the 2026 Best Documentary Winner, Papertown!
Papertown is a feature documentary following the closure of the Canton paper mill and what it means for the people of Haywood County and Western North Carolina. When the paper mill that sustained a small Appalachian town for over a century shuts down, its people face not only economic collapse, but a deeper question — who are they without it?
Papertown is directed by Jeremy Seifert and Benjamin James Roberts, executive produced by Grammy-winning musician Dave Matthews.
Join us for a Q&A after the film.
The Film Fest Prelude brings favorites from the 2026 festival back to the big screen, alongside new discoveries, on the way to the Highlands–Cashiers Film Festival, September 22–26. Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a year-round series of hand-selected films.
For more details and tickets: https://www.highlandscashiersfilmfestival.com/preludeseries/papertown
Papertown is a feature documentary following the closure of the Canton paper mill and what it means for the people of Haywood County and Western North Carolina. When the paper mill that sustained a small Appalachian town for over a century shuts down, its people face not only economic collapse, but a deeper question — who are they without it?
Papertown is directed by Jeremy Seifert and Benjamin James Roberts, executive produced by Grammy-winning musician Dave Matthews.
Join us for a Q&A after the film.
The Film Fest Prelude brings favorites from the 2026 festival back to the big screen, alongside new discoveries, on the way to the Highlands–Cashiers Film Festival, September 22–26. Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a year-round series of hand-selected films.
For more details and tickets: https://www.highlandscashiersfilmfestival.com/preludeseries/papertown
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