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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Rap Squad
S6 Ep6 |Arkansas high school writers and performers seek healing and justice for their community. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Passing On
S6 Ep5 |The legacy of Black funeral homes in San Antonio, Texas hinges on one renowned embalmer. - Embedded Video LinkImage
That's Wild
S6 Ep4 |Atlanta teens face the thrills, joy, and struggles of navigating the wilds of Colorado. - Embedded Video LinkImage
You Asked for the Facts
S6 Ep3 |Robert Kennedy defies a Mississippi state-wide campus speaker-ban in 1966. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Flat Town
S6 Ep2 |A rural Louisiana high school football game unites a historically segregated town. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Muni
S6 Ep1 |The struggle and joys of Black golfers who integrated a municipal course in Asheville, NC. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
S5 Ep10 |One man standing in the way of a petrochemical plant expansion refuses to give up. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Attaché
S5 Ep9 |The most successful High School Show Choir in history from a small, Southern town.
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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The Country Priest
The impending border wall threatens a chapel and a local priest in Mission, Texas. - Embedded Video LinkImage
A Penny For Your Thoughts
The animated diary behind the 1972 assassination attempt of George Wallace. - Embedded Video LinkImage
A Chip off the Old Rock
Reverence for a rock can turn a college town into a hard place. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Cowgirl Up
A cowgirl strives to be the first African-American woman in the National Finals Rodeo. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Station 15
Troubled by storms, a New Orleans highschooler investigates her city's infrastructure. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Woman Who Was in Love With Seashells & Other Stories
North Carolina's coastal residents choose a life against the current in order to stay.
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.
