Americans wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry. MOD Year 2017 Video Release 2017-08-29 Studio Fox Searchlight Genre Documentary MPAA Rating PG CARA thematic elements and some language Color Color Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis From the Ashes explores the experiences of Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, and what its future should be. From Appalachia to the Powder River Basin, the film goes beyond the rhetoric of the war on coal? to present compelling and often heartbreaking stories about what is at stake for our economy, health, and climate. Director Michael Bonfiglio Cast Michael Bonfiglio; Regina Lilly; Cecil Lilly; C. Belmont Keeney; Carl Pope; Richard Martin; Jeremy Richardson; Ethan Zindler; Mary Anne Hitt; Danny Whitt