Arts and Music

Southern Storytellers

Celebrate Southern identity through the eyes of contemporary creators of literature, music, film and TV, among them authors Angie Thomas, Jesmyn Ward and David Joy; poet Jericho Brown; songwriters Lyle Lovett, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Jason Isbell and Justin Moore; songwriter/actor Mary Steenburgen; songwriter/screenwriter/actor Billy Bob Thornton; and screenwriters Qui Nguyen and Michael Waldron.

Episode 3

54m 8s

In episode three, some of the South’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators take us to the places that feed their imaginations: Mississippi author Jesmyn Ward, Georgia screenwriter and series creator Michael Waldron, Arkansas songwriter Justin Moore, Mississippi poet Natasha Trethewey, New Orleans songwriter Tarriona “Tank” Ball and Virginia songwriter Thao Nguyen.

Episodes

  • Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 3

    S1 E3 - 54m 8s

    In episode three, some of the South’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators take us to the places that feed their imaginations: Mississippi author Jesmyn Ward, Georgia screenwriter and series creator Michael Waldron, Arkansas songwriter Justin Moore, Mississippi poet Natasha Trethewey, New Orleans songwriter Tarriona “Tank” Ball and Virginia songwriter Thao Nguyen.

  • Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2

    S1 E2 - 53m 28s

    Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas to Mississippi; singer/songwriter Jason Isbell to his musical Alabama roots while Amanda Shires takes us to the farm the couple shares; Michael Twitty revisits rural Alabama; Lyle Lovett remembers the Texas of his childhood; and Qui Nguyen returns to his Arkansas small town.

  • Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1

    S1 E1 - 53m 23s

    Southern creators of literature, music and film explore deep ties with the South: Billy Bob Thornton reflects on a life of writing songs and screenplays; Adia Victoria celebrates music and marriage near Nashville; David Joy laments the loss of the Appalachian culture he loves; Jericho Brown reveals the South to be essential to his creativity; and Mary Steenburgen remembers her Arkansas childhood.

Extras + Features

Schedule

  • Southern Storytellers: : TVSS: Iconic

    Southern Storytellers

    Saturday
    Dec 14

    1 Hour

    Billy Bob Thornton, Adia Victoria, Jericho Brown, David Joy and Mary Steenburgen reveal their bonds with the South and the imprint the region has made on their lives and work.
  • Southern Storytellers: : TVSS: Iconic

    Southern Storytellers

    Saturday
    Dec 14

    1 Hour

    Author Angie Thomas, singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, author Michael Twitty, country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett and screenwriter Qui Nguyen reveal places that define their lives and work.
  • Southern Storytellers: : TVSS: Iconic

    Southern Storytellers

    Sunday
    Dec 15

    1 Hour

    Billy Bob Thornton, Adia Victoria, Jericho Brown, David Joy and Mary Steenburgen reveal their bonds with the South and the imprint the region has made on their lives and work.
  • Southern Storytellers: : TVSS: Iconic

    Southern Storytellers

    Sunday
    Dec 15

    1 Hour

    Author Angie Thomas, singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, author Michael Twitty, country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett and screenwriter Qui Nguyen reveal places that define their lives and work.

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