“After Coal,” a feature-length documentary produced by Appalachian State University’s Thomas Hansell, explores how coal-mining communities in South Wales and Appalachia have survived long after the coal industry has moved on. Hansell is assistant professor in Appalachian’s Appalachian studies program, which is housed within the university’s College of Arts and Sciences, as well as co-director of Appalachian’s University Documentary Film Services, a unit of Appalachian's University College. Documentary ‘After Coal’ premieres in U.S. and U.K.