Episodes
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Small Town Universe
S10 Ep1004 |In a quiet West Virginia town, a radio telescope searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
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Cash Crop
S9 Ep906 |A Black farmer in Virginia wrestles with tradition and the changing needs of the economy. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Echoes of the Rio
S9 Ep906 |Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Mothertown
S9 Ep906 |How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land. - Embedded Video LinkImage
For the Record
S9 Ep905 |Out of time and money, a newspaper editor fights to keep her paper alive in rural Texas. - Embedded Video LinkImage
I’m the Girl – The Story of a Photograph
S9 Ep905 |In 1951, a Christmas window astonished a little girl in Louisville, KY. Who is she? - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Only Doctor
S9 Ep904 |The only doctor in Clay County Georgia must confront the possibility of losing her clinic. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Fallout
S9 Ep903 |Members of a rural Virginia town are exposed to contamination from a nearby Army plant. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Finding Us
S9 Ep903 |Families torn apart by Georgetown’s sale of enslaved people reunite six generations later.
Specials
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Free Play
A mother’s perseverance leads to the creation of Middle Tennessee’s largest inclusive playground.
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You Can't Stop Spirit
The Mardi Gras Baby Dolls explore themes of identity and sexual liberation in New Orleans. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Mother(s) & Son
A filmmaker records her wife’s introduction to motherhood, finding purpose in the process. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Wonderfully Made
In Dallas, a young Black woman without arms shares her story with thousands online. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Road to Step
A fraternity’s step team vies for the annual crown on campus. - Embedded Video LinkImage
A Family That Steals Dogs
Strange experiences and realizations lead a grieving artist to reconsider his identity. - Embedded Video LinkImage
There Was Nobody Here We Knew
A Virginia, middle-aged immigrant couple contemplates alien life and searches for answers. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Missing Magic
A young poet confronts his city’s violent history after being arrested at a demonstration. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Kids Game
San Antonio's youth hunt and harvest wildlife for their families.
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.
