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Reel South
"Reel South" is a new anthology series that highlights the masterful, provocative Southern tradition of storytelling, exploring the alluring and complicated region and its diverse voices and points of view. Hosted by platinum-selling, Grammy-winning recording artist Darius Rucker (Hootie & The Blowfish), "Reel South" includes half-hour and hour-long independent, documentary films about the American South, one of the most unique corners of America.
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Reel South
"Reel South" is a new anthology series that highlights the masterful, provocative Southern tradition of storytelling, exploring the alluring and complicated region and its diverse voices and points of view.
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Two Trains Runnin'
Set during the height of the civil rights movement, a band of blues hounds traveled to the Deep South to find two forgotten blues singers. Finding them would not be easy. There were few clues to their whereabouts. It was not even known for certain if they were still alive. And Mississippi, that summer, was a tense and violent place. Featuring music from Gary Clark Jr., Lucinda Williams and more!
A Texas Myth
The Glover family invites an indigenous activist group to start a protest camp on their land in West Texas. Roughly 20 miles north of the US-Mexico Border, the Two Rivers camp sets out to fight the same company that built the pipeline at Standing Rock. As more oil and gas projects threaten the region, their struggle reveals much about the colonial legacy of Texas and the price of activism.
¡Fiesta! Quinceañera
Life for a Latinx immigrant family in the New South can be challenging and sometimes terrifying, but thankfully, there's always a fiesta to take you through the night. Three Latina girls and a seasoned drag artist host their own quinceañera, a complex and colorful rite of passage, showcasing the creative spirit of Latinx communities and their struggles to retain their roots and traditions.
Gimme A Faith
Thousands of Chinese students arrive in the United States each year, often confronting loneliness and culture-clash upon arrival. Arriving in North Carolina to study filmmaking, Hao Zhang is surprised to find a unique community of Chinese students, connected by a newly discovered evangelical Christianity that is often at stark odds with their communist roots in China.
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Southern Foodways Alliance
They Came For The Shrimp and Grits: The Life and Work of Bill Neal
This film tells the story of Bill Neal, who revolutionized southern cuisine by showcasing its deep Native American, Western European and African roots.
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Southern Foodways Alliance
An Indigenous Recipe That Could Have Prevented Centuries of Illness
A historic look at how cultural ignorance paved the way for pellagra.
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Southern Foodways Alliance
Growing Up Mix-Mix: I Am Daughter of Filipino Immigrants & Daughter of the South
Filipinos and Southerners share a deep sense of pride in their foods. Both cultures are pork-centric, dote on pickles and value home gardens. Alexis Diao reflects on growing up as a Filipino in the American South.
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