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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.

Schedule

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    REEL SOUTH

    Small Town Universe

    Thursday
    Apr 30

    1 Hour

    A radio telescope in a quiet West Virginia town searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Small Town Universe

    Friday
    May 1

    1 Hour

    A radio telescope in a quiet West Virginia town searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Small Town Universe

    Friday
    May 1

    1 Hour

    A radio telescope in a quiet West Virginia town searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Small Town Universe

    Monday
    May 4

    1 Hour

    A radio telescope in a quiet West Virginia town searches for signs of life beyond Earth.
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    REEL SOUTH

    36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

    Thursday
    May 7

    1 Hour

    Muslim American families fight for justice after students are murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C.; they confront the grief of the loss and push back against the claim that their deaths were part of a random dispute.
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    REEL SOUTH

    36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

    Friday
    May 8

    1 Hour

    Muslim American families fight for justice after students are murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C.; they confront the grief of the loss and push back against the claim that their deaths were part of a random dispute.
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    REEL SOUTH

    36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

    Friday
    May 8

    1 Hour

    Muslim American families fight for justice after students are murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C.; they confront the grief of the loss and push back against the claim that their deaths were part of a random dispute.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Night in West Texas

    Sunday
    May 10

    1 Hour

    Unprocessed fingerprints and emerging suspects expose corruption, homophobia and racism in the case of a gay Apache man convicted of murdering a closeted priest in 1981.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Night in West Texas

    Monday
    May 11

    1 Hour

    Unprocessed fingerprints and emerging suspects expose corruption, homophobia and racism in the case of a gay Apache man convicted of murdering a closeted priest in 1981.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Night in West Texas

    Monday
    May 11

    1 Hour

    Unprocessed fingerprints and emerging suspects expose corruption, homophobia and racism in the case of a gay Apache man convicted of murdering a closeted priest in 1981.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Night in West Texas

    Wednesday
    May 13

    1 Hour

    Unprocessed fingerprints and emerging suspects expose corruption, homophobia and racism in the case of a gay Apache man convicted of murdering a closeted priest in 1981.
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    REEL SOUTH

    Night in West Texas

    Wednesday
    May 13

    1 Hour

    Unprocessed fingerprints and emerging suspects expose corruption, homophobia and racism in the case of a gay Apache man convicted of murdering a closeted priest in 1981.

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