Season 8 of Reel South forefronts the complexities and unyielding vitality of love –– love for your home, your family, your God, your people, and critically, your self.

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

Indonesian-American artist Cita Sadeli, a.k.a. MISS CHELOVE, begins work on a mural in a soon-to-open Indonesian coffeehouse in Washington, D.C. As she paints, Cita talks about her life in the DMV area, her cultural heritage, the influence of punk and hip-hop on her life, and how she came to fall in love with graffiti in the 1980’s when there were few women drawn to the art at the time.

Madame Pipi follows the lives of Haitian bathroom attendants working in Miami’s hottest nightclubs. Often invisible, underpaid, and underappreciated, their stories showcase a custodial world built on the backs of women of color, in a city known for debauchery, diversity, and exceptionalism.

When the media gets wind of Mary Thorn’s alligator story, she’s characterized as just another crazy “Florida Man.” Florida Woman peels back the curtain on the media’s portrayal of a nurturing woman –– an ex-pro wrestler turned animal lover, who challenges the state in order to save her pet alligator. Mary and her gator Rambo reveal the humanity and complexity behind the viral headlines.

Quaranteened follows the lives of four sisters from a blended family in Durham, North Carolina, as they cope with the anxiety of their disrupted lives and stolen dreams with humor, self-reflection, and just enough mayhem to pass the time. Filmed by their filmmaker dad as the days begin to blur one into the other, these girls languish, suspended in time, like so many of us still.

After spending 15 years working in the conventional funeral industry, a passionate mortician is paving uncharted territory to help create the first natural burial ground of its kind in Tennessee. Bury Me at Taylor Hollow recounts his personal journey from mortuary traditionalist to global-thinking environmentalist, as he seeks a better place for his community to lay to rest.

Sharon knows the magic of New York City as a child and adult. But she also knows the underlying motivation behind an absent father.

Looking back on her teenage years, Sharon, the secret daughter of Louis Armstrong understands her place amid staggering statistics of children raised in single-parent homes.

Little Satchmo is an intimate exploration of the iconic Louis Armstrong's life and legacy through his relationship with the daughter that the public never knew existed. Based on a revealing memoir written by Armstrong's silent daughter, the film seeks to correct a historical narrative relying on caricature for too long.

Season 7 is a study in survival and belief. With a formidable cast of unforgettable women (and one enlightened mortician), six new films offer audiences a look past the specter of our present. Difficult jobs, anxious families, and hardened communities shape their stories, but with an assured vision for a future of their own making, these Southerners offer a powerful argument for perseverance.

The Haitian expats working in Miami clubs struggle to navigate the perceptions of those back home who think “making it” in America is a simple task.

Meet Adonis, just another crippled vulture surviving on the kindness of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Jayne sees herself in the vulture that captivates a town.

This Miami bathroom attendant keeps the club vibes friendly while also supporting the economy of Haiti.

How do you tell a nuanced story about a woman breaking the law? You listen to the facts. Mary’s gator needed special care and she explains why.

Mary spent entire life growing up handling alligators, and yet the only real fear she has is men.

A filmmaker asks his daughter to reflect on the upending of her daily life at the onset of the pandemic in 2020.

These four siblings are locked at home in early 2020 and even the smallest of infractions can turn into a serious debacle.

John Christian believes that we are doing a disservice by not talking about death.