Filmmakers

Sol Korine is an American documentary filmmaker known for his films about traditional music, folk culture, and distinctive personalities of the American South. Working frequently with filmmaker Blaine Dunlap in the 1970s and early 1980s, Korine made documentaries for public television that combined an interest in traditional culture with intimate portraits of the people who carried those traditions.

Their films include Hamper McBee: Raw Mash, a portrait of the Tennessee ballad singer, carnival worker, and moonshiner Hamper McBee; Mouth Music, an exploration of hollering, yodeling, auctioneering, and other forms of Southern vocal expression; Showdown at the Hoedown, about traditional fiddling; and The Uncle Dave Macon Program, celebrating the influential old-time musician and Grand Ole Opry performer.

Korine is the father of filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer Harmony Korine, best known for writing Kids and directing such films as Gummo, Spring Breakers, and The Beach Bum. Harmony Korine has spoken about the strong influence of his father's filmmaking, recalling accompanying him as a child as he documented Southern musicians, moonshiners, carnival performers, and other unusual characters. Sol also taught his son to use a Bolex camera, helping introduce him to filmmaking at an early age.