The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Drop in for a visit with one of West Virginia's most notorious families in this audacious documentary from director Julien Nitzberg and executive producers Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine. In 1991, Jesco White became a rebel icon with the release of Jacob Young's cult documentary The Dancing Outlaw. Eight years later, young returned with Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes... (read more) to Hollywood. Then, in 2009, Jesco's story came to the big screen in director Dominic Murphy's award-winning indie biopic White Lightnin'. In this documentary, fans of the charismatic, unpredictable mountain man get to spend some quality time with his kinfolk, and discover just what it is about the Whites that make them one of the most reviled families in all of West Virginia. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Director(s):

Julien Nitzberg

Producer(s):

Storm Taylor

Categories:

Documentary