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Southern Lens

Southern Lens is a showcase for independent film from and about the South, culled from film festivals and presented by South Carolina ETV. By turns warm, humorous, compelling, and heart-breaking, each film presents a place and time in Southern culture as seen through the eyes of one filmmaker. Watch films on Thursdays at 9:00 pm. Southern Lens follows ETV's Carolina Stories series.


Southern Lens - This Month


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The Clinton 12

THE CLINTON 12 captures a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement. Award-winning actor James Earl Jones narrates the compelling story of the desegregation of the first public high school in the South following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown vs. the Board of Education decision. On August 27, 1956,…

Southern Lens Thu - Mar 01
The Florestine Collection

One wet Mardi Gras morning in 2001, Columbia, SC native Helen Hill stumbled upon more than 100 handmade dresses on the curb of a New Orleans street. This chance encounter sent her down a path to track down their owner, and launched what would be her last film.  

Tragically, Helen…

Southern Lens Thu - Mar 22
Jane Yarn: Marsh Lady of the Georgia Coast

How much difference can one person make?  More than you might even imagine.  In her short lifetime, the South Carolina-bred and educated Jane Hurt Yarn managed to create marine sanctuaries, save thousands of miles of pristine coastal marshland, create one of the nation’s largest and most vibrant urban outdoor…

Southern Lens Thu - Mar 22
Grass Roots: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket

By Dana Sardet and the College of Charleston Center for Documentary. America’s oldest African-inspired art is the subject of this exciting new film—a visual feast that captures the skill, artistry, and history embodied in the tradition of coiled grass basketry. We follow basket makers of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, as…

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