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Reel South - Season 9

Series: Reel South

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Episodes

Year

2024

Language

English

Publisher

PBS

About

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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Documentary

Episodes

1. Veritas

63 years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving Cuban-American dissidents tell the fuller story. In detailed interviews with the men who fled Cuba only to return alongside U.S. military forces, they narrate the calamity of the U.S. siege and the trauma they faced as prisoners. By reliving the horrors of war and the fragility of service, these men fill a gap in the military record.

2. In Exile/it's in the Voices/Fallout/Finding Us

At home and abroad, the collective action to archive and preserve our physical and spiritual selves is explored. One Pacific Islander community commemorates the loss of their land; Delta historians uncover a flood of memories; Appalachian communities bear the impact of industrial waste; and descendants of slaves retrace their ancestry.