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Season 6 First Look | Season Premiere April 5!

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

03/15/2021

REEL SOUTH

Season 6 First Look | Season Premiere April 5!

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

Season 6 of Reel South tackles this moment in American life with nuance and camaraderie. This collection of films finds common ground through ritual and participation with stories that face up to the past and bend to the future by finding pathways away from absolution and toward equity.

03/15/2021

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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.

Season 6 First Look | Season Premiere April 5!

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Preview: S6 | 1m 27s | Season 6 at Reel South tackles this moment in American life. Series Premiere April 5! (1m 27s)

You Asked for the Facts Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep3 | 30s | Robert Kennedy defies a speaker-ban in 1966. (30s)

Wilderness 101

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Clip: S6 Ep4 | 1m 8s | Elk, Marmots and Snow: Welcome to Colorado wilderness 101. (1m 8s)

West Helena, Arkansas Rallies for a New School

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Clip: S6 Ep6 | 1m 25s | Central High School of West Helena rallies to support a millage tax for a new school. (1m 25s)

Traversing the Mountainside

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Clip: S6 Ep4 | 1m 16s | Watch these teens attempt to traverse a snow-packed mountain side. (1m 16s)

That's Wild Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep4 | 30s | Atlanta teens face the thrills, joy, and struggles of navigating the wilds of Colorado. (30s)

Shift Break at Jasper Mall

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Clip: S6 Ep7 | 1m 27s | Take a shift break with these Jasper Mall workers and discuss hard truths and big hopes. (1m 27s)

RFK Spills the Tea on Ross Barnett

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Clip: S6 Ep3 | 1m 10s | RFK visits Ole Miss despite a speaker ban. (1m 10s)

Rap Squad Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep6 | 30s | Arkansas high school writers and performers seek healing and justice for their community. (30s)

Pre-Game Meal before the Tee Cotton Bowl

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Clip: S6 Ep2 | 1m 7s | Pre-game meal before a high school football game is an almost sacred time. (1m 7s)

The Passing On Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep5 | 30s | The legacy of Black funeral homes in San Antonio, Texas hinges on one renowned embalmer. (30s)

On-the-Job Training at Jasper Mall

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Clip: S6 Ep7 | 1m 17s | Even at a struggling Jasper Mall, the custodian’s job is critical. (1m 17s)

Late Night Cheerleading Practice

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Clip: S6 Ep2 | 1m | Thrilla in the Villa! Late night practice with the joint cheer squads from Ville Platte. (1m)

Jasper Mall Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep7 | 30s | A dying shopping mall embodies Americana values and culture in a changing South. (30s)

James Meredith Attempts to Register

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Clip: S6 Ep3 | 1m 20s | Watch this historic moment with Mississippi's James Meredith. (1m 20s)

Flat Town Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep2 | 30s | A rural Louisiana high school football game unites a historically segregated town. (30s)

Equine Love in San Antonio

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Clip: S6 Ep5 | 1m 35s | A Texan and his horse is a friendship for healing and recovery. (1m 35s)

Embalming is His Calling

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Clip: S6 Ep5 | 1m 11s | Go inside the mind of a world-renowned embalmer whose business is supporting the grieving. (1m 11s)

Central Rap Squad Performs for Female Empowerment

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Clip: S6 Ep6 | 1m 24s | The Central High Rap Squad performs at the Female Empowerment assembly. (1m 24s)

Muni Preview

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Preview: S6 Ep1 | 30s | A jovial love letter to the game of golf, told by the Black golfers in Asheville, NC. (30s)

Life in Segregated Asheville

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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 1m 2s | Black Asheville natives tell it how it is growing up in a segregated society. (1m 2s)

Creating a Black Golf Tournamnet

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Clip: S6 Ep1 | 2m 11s | Flashback to the 1970s an this prominent Black golf tournament. (2m 11s)

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