Southern Rites

"Southern Rites" is a gripping documentary that returns to Montgomery County, Georgia, one year after a pivotal moment in the town's history: the unification of its racially segregated proms. As tensions rise during a historic election campaign that may usher in the area's first African-American sheriff, a charged murder case sparks intense divisions among locals along long-standing racial lines. Acclaimed photographer Gillian Laub brings her lens to bear on this complex story, one that delves into the darker undercurrents of small-town America and uncovers both painful truths and emotional reckonings. With a powerful female director at the helm, "Southern Rites" sheds light on the fraught realities of racism in the American South.