MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Public Television’s newest documentary, “Sloss: Industry to Art,” has roots deep in Alabama’s history. The film explores the transition of Birmingham’s Sloss Furnaces from its industrial role that fueled the growth of the city to its current place in the modern Cast Iron Art movement. Following a special public screening at the Sloss Furnaces site on July 23, the film is scheduled to premiere on APT’s main (HD) channel at 7 p.m. on July 25, and will air again at 7 p.m. on July 27.

“Sloss: Industry to Art” will also air several times during the month of August.

The film, says APT’s award-winning executive producer Chris Holmes, provides a look at the historic importance of Sloss Furnaces as a working furnace that gave rise to the city of Birmingham and the successful grassroots effort to preserve Sloss from destruction; and its current role as a national historic landmark functioning as an art education facility gaining recognition on a global level.

It features contemporary footage shot at Sloss with interviews with former Sloss workers, a recognized historian/industrial archaeologist, cast iron artists and students as well as individuals involved in the preservation of the site.

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