Many of American cinema's most defining movies have roots in the South. Be they films that excite (No Country for Old Men), amuse (My Cousin Vinny), or disturb (Deliverance), Southern movies remain some of the most evocative in modern filmmaking. The South Never Plays Itself examines the historical and cultural legacy of the South and the silver screen, a relationship as tangled and inextricable as Spanish moss. From the racist propaganda of The Birth...

It begins with a chaotic rush of teen hormones when white upper-middle-class teenager Leah gets together with Benji who is black and poor. Leah begins taping Benji and posting videos of his life revealing his intriguing mix of charisma and shyness but when this proves boring to audiences, the two of them embark down a path that becomes increasingly violent, and ominous and eventually spirals out of control.