REEL SOUTH

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

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Episodes

  • Boca Chica

    With eyes toward space, Texas restricts access to an otherworldly beach.
  • Cash Crop

    A Black farmer in Virginia wrestles with tradition and the changing needs of the economy.
  • Echoes of the Rio

    Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande.
  • Mothertown

    How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land.
  • For the Record

    Out of time and money, a newspaper editor fights to keep her paper alive in rural Texas.
  • I’m the Girl – The Story of a Photograph

    In 1951, a Christmas window astonished a little girl in Louisville, KY. Who is she?
  • The Only Doctor

    The only doctor in Clay County Georgia must confront the possibility of losing her clinic.
  • Fallout

    Members of a rural Virginia town are exposed to contamination from a nearby Army plant.

About REEL SOUTH

REEL SOUTH is a PBS documentary series that showcases authentic stories which unearth the spirit of the South today. The series explores layers of Southern life across themes of social justice, cultural experience, environmental challenges, and more. REEL SOUTH aims to leverage our region’s rich storytelling tradition as a catalyst for positive change — in the American South and beyond.

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