REEL SOUTH

A documentary series reckoning with the South's past, present, and future.

Episodes

  • Broken Wings: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Broken Wings

    S7 Ep6 |
    An Arkansas woman and her town adopt an injured vulture as their own.
  • Madame Pipi: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Madame Pipi

    S7 Ep5 |
    Three Haitian bathroom attendants hold court in Miami nightclubs, even during a pandemic.
  • Florida Woman: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Florida Woman

    S7 Ep4 |
    A Florida woman battles media scrutiny and public outrage to save her pet alligator.
  • Quaranteened: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Quaranteened

    S7 Ep3 |
    Four spirited teenage sisters languish at home during the pandemic of 2020.
  • Bury Me at Taylor Hollow: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bury Me at Taylor Hollow

    S7 Ep2 |
    Just outside Nashville, a mortician creates the state’s first, natural burial ground.
  • Little Satchmo: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Little Satchmo

    S7 Ep1 |
    Louis Armstrong was an icon, but for Sharon, he was the father she could never reveal.
  • Jasper Mall: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Jasper Mall

    S6 Ep7 |
    A dying shopping mall embodies Americana values and culture in a changing South.
  • Rap Squad: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Rap Squad

    S6 Ep6 |
    Arkansas high school writers and performers seek healing and justice for their community.
  • The Passing On: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Passing On

    S6 Ep5 |
    The legacy of Black funeral homes in San Antonio, Texas hinges on one renowned embalmer.

Specials

  • To the Bone: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    To the Bone

    A bowhunter in the Arkansas Ozarks meditates on the Cycle of Life after an animal harvest.
  • Winn: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Winn

    Pamela Winn fights to end the shackling of incarcerated pregnant people in Georgia.
  • MISS CHELOVE: From Java to the Streets of D.C.: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    MISS CHELOVE: From Java to the Streets of D.C.

    Artist MISS CHELOVE shares stories from her life growing up in the D.C. punk scene.
  • You Can't Stop Spirit: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    You Can't Stop Spirit

    The Mardi Gras Baby Dolls explore themes of identity and sexual liberation in New Orleans.
  • Mother(s) & Son: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mother(s) & Son

    A filmmaker records her wife’s introduction to motherhood, finding purpose in the process.
  • Wonderfully Made: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Wonderfully Made

    In Dallas, a young Black woman without arms shares her story with thousands online.
  • Road to Step: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Road to Step

    A fraternity’s step team vies for the annual crown on campus.
  • A Family That Steals Dogs: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Family That Steals Dogs

    Strange experiences and realizations lead a grieving artist to reconsider his identity.
  • There Was Nobody Here We Knew: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    There Was Nobody Here We Knew

    A Virginia, middle-aged immigrant couple contemplates alien life and searches for answers.

About REEL SOUTH

The people, culture, landscape and history of the South both captivate and bewilder. In the cherished tradition of Southern storytelling, Reel South reveals the South's proud yet complicated heritage, as told by a diversity of voices and perspectives.