Kevin M. Balling, ED.S

Department Rank:
Lecturer

Area:
Electronic Media Broadcasting

Office: Wey Hall 329
Fax: 828-262-6521
Email: ballingkm@appstate.edu

Education

Education:
Ed.S.Educational Media- Appalachian State University (1982)
M.A. Educational Media- Appalachian State University (1981)
B.S. Psychology- Gardner-Webb University (1971)

Teaching Specialties

Video and Television Production

Current Courses Being Taught

COM 4316 Video Production 1
COM 4416 Video Production 11


Personal Bio

Kevin Balling has been producing video and film for twenty five years. He is a two-time recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship, and a two-time recipient of a North Carolina Fellowship for Video and Film. His work has been funded through the Foundation for Independent Video and Film, The Beldon Fund, The Benton Foundation, The Kaltenborn Foundation, Greenpeace, and The Sierra Club to name a few. Kevin has been on the faculty of Appalachian State University since 1982.
Kevin has produced several independent films including “Hemp and The Rule of Law” , which traces hemp’s legendary past in U.S. agriculture and chronicles the heated debate to return the crop to American farms, “Voices From The Garden” which chronicles the struggle of the Cree and Inuit people of northern Quebec to stop hydroelectric development on their land, “Doc and Merle”, an inside look into the lives and music of Doc and Merle Watson, “While The Ages Roll On... A Memorial” a documentary on the tradition and ritual of The Old Regular Baptists of central appalachia, “Strands” which deals with societies’ obsession with their hair and “Benediction”, a 14 minute experimental film shot entirely within a garden. Balling has also collaborated with performance artist Catherine Altice on “All The King’s Men” a video/performance at the Weatherspoon Gallery in Greensboro, N.C. Currently, he is in production of a one-hour documentary tentatively entitled “Bathanti”, which profiles the writing and life of author Joseph Bathanti.
Kevin Balling has done production work for a number of commercial clients including CBS, ESPN, Home Team Sports, The Black Entertainment Network, IBM, Appalachian Voices, Cierra Arabian Horse Farms and many others. Kevin lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with his wife Catherine Altice, who is a painter.

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Selected Publications

2008 BATHANTI (WORKING TITLE) WORK-IN-PROGRESS
A one-hour documentary profiling the writing and life of author Joseph Bathanti.

2004 HEMP AND THE RULE OF LAW (54:45) (Producer, Director, Camera,
Editor, Writer)
A documentary that chronicles with the campaign to legalize
industrial hemp as a cash crop for American farmers.
SCREENINGS:
-Asheville Film Festival, Asheville, NC
-Artivist Film Festival, Egyptian Theater, Hollywood, CA
-RiverRun International Film Festival, Winston-Salem
-Crest Theater, Sacramento, CA
-Hooker-Dunham Theater. Brattleboro, VT
-Wilshire Theater, Beverly Hills, CA
BROADCAST:
-Southern Lens Series, South Carolina ETV
-North Carolina Visions Series, North Carolina Public Television
-Free Speech TV (Dish Network)

1997 BENEDICTION (14 minute experimental video) (Producer,
Director, Camera,Editor)
Screenings:
-Premiered in Valborg Auditorium A.S.U.,August, 1997
-Best of NC Visions series North Carolina Public Television
-N.C. International Film and Video Festival
-The Association of State Arts Councils annual convention
-Mint Museum statewide tour

1992 VOICES FROM THE GARDEN (28 minutes)(Producer, Director, Camera,
Editor)
Documentary on the environmental and cultural effects of
hydroelectric development on the Cree and Inuit of northern
Quebec.
-Premiered in Rosen Concert Hall, A.S.U. October, 1992
-Broadcast on North Carolina Public Television
-National PBS (excerpted)
-ABC News (excerpted)
-Used internationally by a variety of environmental groups such as
The Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and The Native Forest Network.

1990 WHILE THE AGES ROLL ON...A MEMORIAL (29 minute)
A documentary that depicts the lifestyle and religious practices of
The Old Regular Baptists of appalachia.(Producer, Director, Editor).
-Premiered in Rosen Concert Hall, A.S.U., September, 1990
-Broadcast on North Carolina and Kentucky Public Television
-Used as research by Robert DeNiro for the film Cape Fear
-Distributed internationally to private and institutional
collections
-Presented at The Appalachian Studies annual conference
-Presented at the annual conference of The American Folklore
Society
-Presented at the annual conference of The NC Sociological Society

1988 STRANDS (28 minutes)
A documentary on peoples obsession with their hair.
(Producer, Director, Camera, Editor)
-Premiered in Rosen Concert Hall, A.S.U. August 1988
-Fourth Place Documentary Winner at The Oswego International
Film/Video Festival
-Broadcast on NC Public Television

1986 DOC AND MERLE (56 minutes)
A documentary on the lives and music of Doc and Merle Watson.
(Co-Producer, Director, Camera, Editor)
-Premiered at Farthing Auditorium, A.S.U., August, 1986
-Broadcast on North Carolina Public Television
-Honorable Mention Award at The Atlanta Film/Video Festival
-Screened at the Red River Revel Film/Video Festival
-Distributed internationally to private and institutional
collections