Boca Chica - Unrestricted access to beaches is a public right in Texas. But for the little known, magical, and untamed stretch of beach called Boca Chica, that right is curtailed when SpaceX takes flight. Boca Chica uncovers the mesmerizing beauty of this fragile coastline and the fight for free access for its longtime visitors whose memories and spirituality are rooted deep among the sandy shorelines.
With eyes toward space, Texas restricts access to an otherworldly beach.
Indigenous and Mexican ancestors explore the history and disappearance of the Rio Grande.
How the Eastern Band of Cherokee reclaimed their land.
A Black scientist in Arkansas guides farmers through agricultural challenges.
A Black farmer in Virginia wrestles with tradition and the changing needs of the economy.
In 1951, a Christmas window astonished a little girl in Louisville, KY. Who is she?
Marshallese migrants in Arkansas explore the US nuclear legacy.
Members of a rural Virginia town are exposed to contamination from a nearby Army plant.
Families torn apart by Georgetown’s sale of enslaved people reunite six generations later.
In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Georgia.
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.
