Rock Castle Home

In the mid-1930s, the Blue Ridge Parkway was born. As Rock Castle Gorge became part of the National Park Service’s plan to lure tourists to the Blue Ridge, farm families […]

OUTTA THE MUCK

Family, football and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee, Florida.  As we take a journey back […]

SANTUARIO

Juana Luz Tobar Ortega came to the United States 24 years ago as an asylum seeker from Guatemala. For the last 6 years living in North Carolina, Juana has checked […]

THE CONTENDERS

First-time filmmaker Chris Davis’ THE CONTENDERS is a documentary set on the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina, following the lives of Charles Singleton (62) and his young family as they […]

GENX: THE SAGA OF FOREVER CHEMICALS

How a student researching their mom’s rare illness fell down a rabbit hole to fix the world’s greatest pollution crisis. This journey shines a light on the powerful effect that […]

HUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

Donate Humble in the Jungle tells the story of how Mike “Mike Gee” Smalls, a rapper and plumber who went from humble beginnings to become a Hip Hop star at […]

Recovery Boys

In the heart of the modern opioid epidemic, a group of young men rebuild their lives in a farming-based rehab after years of drug abuse. Attempting to break the cycle […]

THE LOWCOUNTRY

Charleston’s genteel reverie was shattered by shootings that exposed the underbelly of the city’s tourist mythology. Can black and white residents arrive at conciliation or will immutable Southern politeness censor […]

Mossville

There once was a town called Mossville; a community rich in natural resources and history, founded by former slaves and free people of color, where neighbors took care of one […]

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