Broken Wings
In picturesque Hot Springs, Arkansas, a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis captivates a small town. The bird is lovingly cared for by two devoted women: Jayne, a down-on-her-luck Arkansas waitress, and Ann, her 80-year-old British roommate. Broken Wings asks: How can a bird who devours the dead inspire the living?
Episodes
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Broken Wings
S7 E6 - 55m 56s
In picturesque Hot Springs, Arkansas, a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis captivates a small town. The bird is lovingly cared for by two devoted women: Jayne, a down-on-her-luck Arkansas waitress, and Ann, her 80-year-old British roommate. Broken Wings asks: How can a bird who devours the dead inspire the living?
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Madame Pipi
S7 E5 - 25m 37s
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.
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Florida Woman
S7 E4 - 21m 55s
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.
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Quaranteened
S7 E3 - 56m 6s
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.
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Bury Me at Taylor Hollow
S7 E2 - 56m 35s
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.
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Little Satchmo
S7 E1 - 55m 46s
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.
Extras + Features
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Broken Wings| A vulture that survives also inspires
S7 E6 - 1m 18s
Jayne sees herself in the vulture that captivates a town.
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Broken Wings | Meet Adonis, Just Another Crippled Vulture
S7 E6 - 47s
Meet Adonis, just another crippled vulture surviving on the kindness of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Broken Wings | Preview
S7 E6 - 30s
In picturesque Hot Springs, Arkansas, a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis captivates a small town. The bird is lovingly cared for by two devoted women: Jayne, a down-on-her-luck Arkansas waitress, and Ann, her 80-year-old British roommate. Broken Wings asks: How can a bird who devours the dead inspire the living?
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Madame Pipi | Preview
S7 E5 - 50s
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.
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Madame Pipi| One Haitian Woman Keeps and Protects the Vibes
S7 E5 - 1m
This Miami bathroom attendant keeps the club vibes friendly while also supporting the economy of Haiti.
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Madame Pipi| How do you talk about money?
S7 E5 - 1m 19s
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.
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Florida Woman | Preview
S7 E4 - 52s
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.
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Florida Woman| Who’s the Real Apex Predator?
S7 E4 - 1m 2s
Mary spent entire life growing up handling alligators, and yet the only real fear she has is men.
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Florida Woman| You’re Not Taking My Gator
S7 E4 - 1m 5s
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.
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Quaranteened| Siblings Locked at Home!
S7 E3 - 1m 25s
These four siblings are locked at home in early 2020 and even the smallest of infractions can turn into a serious debacle.
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Quaranteened| Deep Reflections with a Teen in Quarantine
S7 E3 - 1m 13s
A filmmaker asks his daughter to reflect on the upending of her daily life at the onset of the pandemic in 2020.
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Quaranteened | Preview
S7 E3 - 43s
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.
Schedule
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REEL SOUTH
Seadrift
Saturday
May 21
1 Hour
In 1979, a fatal shooting ignites hostilities against Vietnamese refugee fishermen along the Gulf Coast. -
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REEL SOUTH
Florida Woman
Sunday
May 22
30 Minutes
An ex-pro wrestler turned animal lover challenges the state of Florida to save her pet alligator, Rambo. -
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REEL SOUTH
Madame Pipi
Sunday
May 22
30 Minutes
Following the lives of Haitian bathroom attendants working in Miami nightclubs. -
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REEL SOUTH
Florida Woman
Monday
May 23
30 Minutes
An ex-pro wrestler turned animal lover challenges the state of Florida to save her pet alligator, Rambo. -
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REEL SOUTH
Madame Pipi
Monday
May 23
30 Minutes
Following the lives of Haitian bathroom attendants working in Miami nightclubs. -
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REEL SOUTH
Florida Woman
Monday
May 23
30 Minutes
An ex-pro wrestler turned animal lover challenges the state of Florida to save her pet alligator, Rambo. -
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REEL SOUTH
Madame Pipi
Monday
May 23
30 Minutes
Following the lives of Haitian bathroom attendants working in Miami nightclubs. -
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REEL SOUTH
Broken Wings
Sunday
May 29
1 Hour
Two women care for a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis in the small town of Hot Springs, Ark. -
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REEL SOUTH
Broken Wings
Monday
May 30
1 Hour
Two women care for a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis in the small town of Hot Springs, Ark. -
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REEL SOUTH
Broken Wings
Monday
May 30
1 Hour
Two women care for a one-winged American black vulture named Adonis in the small town of Hot Springs, Ark. -
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REEL SOUTH
Little Satchmo
Tuesday
May 31
1 Hour
"Little Satchmo" explores Louis Armstrong's life and legacy through his relationship with his daughter. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Thursday
Jun 2
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Friday
Jun 3
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Little Satchmo
Saturday
Jun 4
1 Hour
"Little Satchmo" explores Louis Armstrong's life and legacy through his relationship with his daughter. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Saturday
Jun 4
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Sunday
Jun 5
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Sunday
Jun 5
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community. -
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REEL SOUTH
Gimme a Faith
Sunday
Jun 5
1 Hour
Chinese students who came to the U.S. to study end up embracing Christianity in their North Carolina community.
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