Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon

Synopsis

This documentary depicts a vivid example of America's current culture war. It shows a rural community, Philomath, Oregon, that is making a large transition from once being a dominant force through an "old time" profession, the timber industry, to one that is dominated by professionals and techies, the "information age". This is shown by the drastic decline of lumber mills in the area. In 1980, there were twelve mills around Philomath, but twenty-five years later there were only two. The largest employers are no longer the lumber mills but Oregon State University in Corvallis, which is about six miles from Philomath, and a Hewlett-Packard center involved in engineering ink-jet components.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Debra Arlyn
	Sound Mixer	John Northcraft
Directing	Director	Peter Richardson
Writing	Writer	Peter Richardson
Camera	Director of Photography	Michael A. Brown
Editing	Editor	Peter Richardson
	Assistant Editor	Elizabeth Leliaert
Production	Executive Producer	Melody Korenbrot Jordan Curnes
	Associate Producer	Elizabeth Leliaert
Department	Role	Name

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