REEL SOUTH

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

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Episodes

  • 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.
  • Saint Cloud Hill

    A Nashville tent city attempts to build itself up before it’s torn down.
  • Ingrid

    An Arkansas woman reclaims her livelihood, once lost to a big-city career and family.
  • The Well-Placed Weed

    The story and myth of world-renowned plantsman and garden designer Ryan Gainey.
  • Lumpkin, GA

    A fading Georgia town is the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown.
  • Santuario

    After 25 years in the US, a grandmother threatened with deportation takes sanctuary.

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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