Stay Here Awhile | Official Preview
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An ode to the poetry and power of the American South’s diverse landscape and its stewards.
A Tennessee folklorist, a fifth-generation Carolina farmer, a Mississippi river guide, and a former professional football player journey through loss and healing in this poetic ode to the power of landscape. A film shot during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Stay Here Awhile’ invites us to linger in the space we find at the end of things.
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the ETV Endowment of South Carolina, National Endowment for the Arts, and Wyncote Foundation.
Stay Here Awhile | Official Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 802 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A Tennessee folklorist, a fifth-generation Carolina farmer, a Mississippi river guide, and a former professional football player journey through loss and healing in this poetic ode to the power of landscape. A film shot during the COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Stay Here Awhile’ invites us to linger in the space we find at the end of things.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Latria] I love this place and I hate this place, like I am this place, you know.
- [John] I found my freedom here in the deepest dankest mud of the Mississippi River.
- [Latria] I will come and sit here for five minutes and I go back and I have to put my armor on and go back to work.
- [Mark] This river is a lifesaver for me, man, it has become my church.
You know I think everybody has something in their life that changes them.
[ambient music]
Tenneessee folklorist produces the sounds of the South
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Clip: S8 Ep802 | 2m 43s | Sounds of the south can be heard when this Tennessee folklorist plays the banjo. (2m 43s)
Writer Latria Graham Reads an Emotional Farewell
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Clip: S8 Ep802 | 2m 38s | Writer Latria Graham says farewell to her family's farm. (2m 38s)
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the ETV Endowment of South Carolina, National Endowment for the Arts, and Wyncote Foundation.