Big News, Small Town (2003)

Big News, Small Town

2003

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Dan Stauffer

Jason Pappariella

Cast

Bob Belfanti as himself / local State Representative

Joe Moyer as himself / Centralia resident

John Wondoloski as himself / Centralia resident

Lamar Mervine as himself / mayor of Centralia

Lanna Mervine as herself / Centralia resident

Ray Reilly as himself / former resident

Robert Burge as himself / former Centralia resident