SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The South Charleston Museum board of directors has canceled the world premiere of the documentary "Coal Country" this Saturday at the LaBelle Theater because of "a potential security problem," according to an e-mail sent to executive producer Mari-Lynn Evans.

Evans said she is negotiating for another venue where she can show the film Saturday.

The e-mail from Rhuel Craddock, chairman of the South Charleston Museum Board of Directors, says only that the museum board voted unanimously to cancel the presentation "responding to a potential security problem" and that  "we send our regrets," without further elaboration.

Craddock could not immediately be reached for comment and it was not clear whether there were specific threats or concerns.

The 90-minute documentary, produced by the Braxton County native along with writer and director Phyllis Geller, details arguments on all sides of the fight over mountaintop removal mining and the future of coal.

A Huffington Post article on the documentary suggested that mountaintop removal mining supporters might picket the movie, even while it features arguments in defense of such mining by one coal operator.

Evans, whose Evening Star Productions produced the film with a budget of $1 million through the Adam J. Lewis Foundation, Sarah DuPont and the Park Foundation, said she is negotiating for another theater and will announce details as soon as they are available.

"This film is going to be shown in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday at 7 p.m.," she said.

For more details on the film, see www.coalcountrythemovie.com.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The South Charleston Museum board of directors has canceled the world premiere of the documentary "Coal Country" this Saturday at the LaBelle Theater because of "a potential security problem," according to an e-mail sent to executive producer Mari-Lynn Evans.

Evans said she is negotiating for another venue where she can show the film Saturday.

The e-mail from Rhuel Craddock, chairman of the South Charleston Museum Board of Directors, says only that the museum board voted unanimously to cancel the presentation "responding to a potential security problem" and that  "we send our regrets," without further elaboration.

Craddock could not immediately be reached for comment and it was not clear whether there were specific threats or concerns.

The 90-minute documentary, produced by the Braxton County native along with writer and director Phyllis Geller, details arguments on all sides of the fight over mountaintop removal mining and the future of coal.

A Huffington Post article on the documentary suggested that mountaintop removal mining supporters might picket the movie, even while it features arguments in defense of such mining by one coal operator.

Evans, whose Evening Star Productions produced the film with a budget of $1 million through the Adam J. Lewis Foundation, Sarah DuPont and the Park Foundation, said she is negotiating for another theater and will announce details as soon as they are available.

"This film is going to be shown in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday at 7 p.m.," she said.

For more details on the film, see www.coalcountrythemovie.com.