简介：Fromthedinercounters,churchpewsandbackwoodsofruralNewYorkcomesacollectionoftestimoniesaboutthequietstruggleofasmallcommunity. ShotentirelyinAlleganyCounty,thepoorestcountyinNewYorkstate,TwelveWaystoSundayisadocumentaryfilmaboutthequietdesperationofrurallife.Thefilmexaminesthestrugglesinasmallcommunitythrougharichcastofcharactersincludingapart-timepastor/candy-maker,amasterfoodpreserver/travelingteacherandaclubofmodelairplaneenthusiasts. TwelveWaystoSundaywasinitiallyconceivedasananthropologicallookatrurallifeinAmerica.Itquicklydevelopedintoanattempttodocumentandpreservethestoriesandthepersonalitiesoftheoften-overlookedregionofWesternNewYorkState. Foralongtime,thepovertybeltofNewYorkStatehasgoneunnoticed,statisticallyovershadowedbytheskyscrapereconomyofNewYorkCity.However,recentdiscussionoftheareawasstirredbyEliotSpitzer’scontroversialquote:“IfyoudrivefromSchenectadytoNiagaraFalls,you'llseeaneconomythatisdevastated.ItlookslikeAppalachia.”TheregioninAlleganyCountycontainsseveralofNewYorkState’spooresttowns,includingRichburg,whichisoneofthetownsfeaturedinthefilmandhasapopulationof448people,andanaverageannualpercapitaincomeof$10,515. Asaportraitfilm,TwelveWaystoSundayexploresaruralcommunity,takingyoufromdinercounterstochurchpews,fromthebackwoodstothelivingroom.Thefilmisacollageofstoriesandtestimoniesabouteverydaylifeandthestruggletogetby.Simpleyetself-reliant,thesepeopledemonstratethatwhiletheirstoriesmayberelativelyunknowntheyarecertainlynotforgotten.…