REEL SOUTH

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

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Episodes

  • Seadrift

    A fatal shooting in Texas ignites a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugees.
  • Outspoken

    LGBTQ West Virginians assert the power and longevity of a small town queer community.
  • Sustained Outrage

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning local newspaper in West Virginia fights for survival.
  • All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk

    The unprecedented story of the 2017 New Orleans runoff to elect first female mayor.
  • Unmarked

    Efforts are underway to save Virginia's long abandoned African American grave sites.
  • You Gave Me a Song

    An intimate portrait of musical pioneer Alice Gerrard and her life in American folk music.
  • F11 and Be There

    A film on legendary photographer Burk Uzzle's life and work. Directed by Jethro Waters.
  • Two Trains Runnin'

    Young white men navigate 1960s Mississippi to find two long-lost blues singers.

Specials

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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