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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Seadrift
S5 Ep7 |A fatal shooting in Texas ignites a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugees. - Image
Outspoken
S5 Ep5 |LGBTQ West Virginians assert the power and longevity of a small town queer community. - Image
Sustained Outrage
S5 Ep4 |A Pulitzer Prize-winning local newspaper in West Virginia fights for survival. - Image
All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk
S5 Ep3 |The unprecedented story of the 2017 New Orleans runoff to elect first female mayor. - Image
Unmarked
S5 Ep2 |Efforts are underway to save Virginia's long abandoned African American grave sites. - Image
You Gave Me a Song
S5 Ep8 |An intimate portrait of musical pioneer Alice Gerrard and her life in American folk music. - Image
F11 and Be There
S5 Ep1 |A film on legendary photographer Burk Uzzle's life and work. Directed by Jethro Waters. - Image
Two Trains Runnin'
S4 Ep1 |Young white men navigate 1960s Mississippi to find two long-lost blues singers.
Specials
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Free Play
A mother’s perseverance leads to the creation of Middle Tennessee’s largest inclusive playground.
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.