Jacob Young (documentarian)

Jacob Young was born in West Virginia in 1952. [imdb name|0949645|Jacob Young] He is a documentary filmmaker whose work frequently explores the eccentric people living in his native Appalachia. [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue36/screens.doctour.html The Austin Chronicle: Archives: 1998-1999 ] ]

Filmography

*"Saturday Night in Babylon" (1983) — A look at Raggae music and culture through the eyes of Jamaican Migrant Workers.
*"Appalachian Junkumentary" (1986) — In which Appalachian junkyard owners explain their business, their hopes and their dreams. [http://dept.lamar.edu/cofac/spinfest/seminars/speakers_2006/young.asp]
*"Point Man For God" (1987) — About a rich industrialist who mounts a crusade to cover the American landscape with crosses.
*"Hammer on the Slammer" (1987) — The tale of a penitentiary warden who shoots first and asks questions later.
*"Amazing Delores" (1988) — The biograph of an unusual grandmother who writes outrageous songs and fronts a rock and roll band.
*"Glitch in the System" (1989) — The sad story of an ethical chemist who unwittingly creates a dangerous chemical nightmare.
*"Dr. No" (1990) — A frightening portrait of Dr. William Piece, the author of the Turner Diaries and one of the country's preeminent white supremacists.
*"Mister D...Period" (1991) — About a bitter black artist seeking to get even with society through his art.
*"Dancing Outlaw" (1992) — Portrait of a man struggling to live up to his father's legacy as the finest dancer in the Appalachian Mountains.
*"Fleabag" (1992) — Although operating at a substantial loss, a man refuses to close an old hotel that houses the helpless and destitute.
*"Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood" (1994) — Jesco, the Dancing Outlaw, becomes so famous that he is summoned to Hollywood to appear on "Roseanne". [http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/austin/d/dancingoutlawiije1.html]
*"Holy Cow Swami" (1996) — Examines the life of the powerful Hare Krishna Swami Kirtanananda and uncovers murder, kidnapping, and extensive fraud.
*"American Breakdown" (1997) — Made for commercial broadcast, this was a pilot for a reality based series featuring stranded motorists.

References

*imdb name|0949645|Jacob Young, Accessed March 25, 2007
*Lewis, Anne [http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue36/screens.doctour.html "King of the Hillbillies"] "The Austin Chronicle", Accessed March 25, 2007
* [http://dept.lamar.edu/cofac/spinfest/seminars/speakers_2006/young.asp "Jacob Young, Director"] "The Spindletop Film Festival", Accessed March 25, 2007
* Lewis, Anne [http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/austin/d/dancingoutlawiije1.html "Dancing Outlaw II, Jesco Goes to Hollywood"] "The Austin Chronicle", May 10, 1999, Accessed March 25, 2007