REEL SOUTH

Japanese bluegrass band Bluegrass 45 finds cultural unity through their music in the South.

In a quiet West Virginia town, a radio telescope searches for signs of life beyond Earth.

A young woman is tapped to become the next chief of her tribe in southern Louisiana.

Five Black women take on the Klan in a landmark 1982 civil case for justice.

A Muslim-American family fights for justice after their loved ones are murdered in NC.

After escaping Japan, an elderly man finds peace as a bamboo farmer in North Carolina.

A decade celebrating the resilience and innovation of the American South.

Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones leads the charge to preserve history through scuba diving.

Survivors of Birmingham’s bombings work to transform the city’s painful history.

This year Reel South celebrates a decade of southern storytelling.

Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande.

How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land.

With eyes toward space, Texas restricts access to an otherworldly beach.

In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Georgia.

An Asian-American veteran of the Vietnam War searches for the soldier who saved his life.

A Black farmer in Virginia wrestles with tradition and the changing needs of the economy.

A Black scientist in Arkansas guides farmers through agricultural challenges.

The only doctor in Clay County Georgia must confront the possibility of losing her clinic.

In 1951, a Christmas window astonished a little girl in Louisville, KY. Who is she?

Marshallese migrants in Arkansas explore the US nuclear legacy.

Out of time and money, a newspaper editor fights to keep her paper alive in rural Texas.

Families torn apart by Georgetown’s sale of enslaved people reunite six generations later.

Members of a rural Virginia town are exposed to contamination from a nearby Army plant.

A historian revisits the oral history of a 1920s school teacher in the Mississippi Delta.

A Texas Myth episode teaser

Take a shift break with these Jasper Mall workers and discuss hard truths and big hopes.

Two Trains Runnin' trailer

Saint Cloud Hill episode teaser trailer

The Well-Placed Weed episode teaser trailer

Lumpking GA episode teaser trailer

Gimme a Faith episode teaser trailer

Santuario episode teaser trailer

REEL SOUTH's debut season showcases the culture & stories of the American South.

Miguel Cortes has 120 Days to return to Mexico.

This is the story of Fred McDowell, the godfather of the North Mississippi style of blues.

Red Wolf Revival is a short film about the last remaining wild population of red wolves.

"Private Violence" exploresthe most dangerous place for a woman in America, her own home.

This film collects experiences, processes, & explanations of people who eat white dirt.

"Overburden" is the story of a fiery, pro-coal right-winger and a environmentalist.

This is a powerful verité portrait of trans life in rural North Carolina.

Soul City explores the rise, fall, and legacy of Soul City, North Carolina.

The public television series spotlighting documentary films steeped in Southern flavor.

The Croatians have used grit and determination to build an oystering industry.

Robert Kennedy defies a speaker-ban in 1966.

Arkansas high school writers and performers seek healing and justice for their community.

A Texas gulf community faces the internal & external manifestations of national policies.

Fiesta Quinceañera episode trailer

This is the story about the impact of forced sterilization of thousands of Americans.

Reel South Season 4 Trailer

Prepare for Season 5. Ask yourself: What Defines You?

Sneak Peek at Reel South Season 5 premiere film, F11 and Be There

Watch a sneak peek of Virginians uncovering lost slave cemeteries in Unmarked.

Preview Sustained Outrage, a film about one West Virginia newspaper's last chance.

Preview a small town gay community's fight for recognition.

Preview the life of Alabama's former First Lady of Costa Rica (yes), Henrietta Boggs.

A rural Louisiana high school football game unites a historically segregated town.

Season 6 at Reel South tackles this moment in American life. Series Premiere April 5!

A jovial love letter to the game of golf, told by the Black golfers in Asheville, NC.

An Arkansas woman reclaims her livelihood, once lost to a big-city career and family.

Atlanta teens face the thrills, joy, and struggles of navigating the wilds of Colorado.

During the Jim Crow crow era, Sister Clara Muhammad founded the first Muslim private school system.

A mother’s perseverance leads to the creation of Middle Tennessee’s largest inclusive playground.

After her mother’s passing, a daughter searches through archival footage to understand who she was.

Atlanta teen Hayun dreams of becoming an Olympic archer, so her parents make sacrifices to help.

The Race to Pit Row - NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member

The impending border wall threatens a chapel and a local priest in Mission, Texas.

Troubled by storms, a New Orleans highschooler investigates her city's infrastructure.

A short film exploring the vandalism of signs in Mississippi marking Emmett Till’s death.

A filmmaker records her wife’s introduction to motherhood, finding purpose in the process.

Darrouzett, Texas is a 100-year-old homestead community full of hope and nostalgia.

A love story about a few boys and their bikes.

Francois starts a bakery in Lafayette, LA with a deep connection to his french culture.

Four immigrant stories: a fight to be born, to survive, find your place, and to maintain.

Four women bond over crickets, worms, and roaches on an insect farm in Labelle, Florida.

The Mardi Gras Baby Dolls explore themes of identity and sexual liberation in New Orleans.

A portrait of workers and revelers at the fastest 2 minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby.

Artist MISS CHELOVE shares stories from her life growing up in the D.C. punk scene.

Pamela Winn fights to end the shackling of incarcerated pregnant people in Georgia.

A bowhunter in the Arkansas Ozarks meditates on the Cycle of Life after an animal harvest.

San Antonio's youth hunt and harvest wildlife for their families.

RUBIO uses art to share folklore, remember friends, and celebrate the Westside community.