Mimi Pickering
Directing
Mimi Pickering is the director/editor of The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man, which was selected by the Librarian of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry in 2005, and the update Buffalo Creek Revisited. Pickering’s documentaries often feature women as principle storytellers, focus on struggles for equity and justice, and explore the efforts of grassroots communities to address issues that frequently reflect global concerns. Most recently Pickering and Anne Lewis completed Anne Braden: Southern Patriot, a documentary on the life and legacy of this white Southern woman who became a legendary civil rights leader, journalist, teacher and mentor to three generations of social justice activists. Pickering learned filmmaking at Appalshop in the early 1970s and continues to work there on various documentaries and community media projects.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2012Anne Braden: Southern Patriot Director
- 2002Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song Director
- 1991Chemical Valley Director
- 1988Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning Director
- 1985Buffalo Creek Revisited Director
- 1975The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man Director
- 1972The Struggle of Coon Branch Mountain Editor, Producer
Acting1
- 2025Appalheads as Herself