REEL SOUTH

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

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Episodes

  • Jared Dawson is the Church of Lavonia Elberton

    Jared Dawson embodies his drag persona, Lavonia Elberton, in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Wiley's Last Resort

    An ode to one man’s fight against strip mining the Appalachian mountains he loved dearly.
  • Ten by Ten

    A Southern restaurant adjusts to newfound fame after appearing on Korean television.
  • The Space Between You & Me

    Two Korean-American adoptees meet their birth mothers for the first time.
  • 8 Days at Ware

    Youth suicide at a Louisiana juvenile detention center exposes a legacy of abuse.
  • Love Without Parole

    An Alabama inmate fights to keep a jailhouse romance alive while advocating for parole.
  • Stay Here Awhile

    An ode to the poetry and power of the American South’s diverse landscape and its stewards.
  • Stay Prayed Up

    Hear the gospel of 83-year-old Mother Perry and her legendary music group The Branchettes.

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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