Tell us what you think about the Headwaters programs

>From a viewer in New York:

I was worried when I saw that a documentary on a serious social problem was set in Appalachia. No matter how much sympathy for the victims, it's so easy to show people from this region as poor, ignorant, and dysfunctional.

I was amazed therefore by the documentary "Shelter." It conveyed the unique feeling of the Appalachian area, it did not hide the desperation and limited horizons of some battered women yet it preserved the dignity and humanity of every person interviewed. Even unsympathetic officials and lawyers were given latitude to express themselves so that their viewpoint emerged with consistency and integrity though we understood how they can compound a battered women's problems.

I congratulate your station and the film makers for a quietly spectacular achievement. I hope to see more films like this from Appalachia.

Sincerely, Barbara Garson