Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while examining the toll that the prison system, oil business, and border laws have on those communities.
EPISODE 1
Hometown Prison
Richard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.
EPISODE 2
The Price of Oil
Houston-born filmmaker Alex Stapleton examines the impact of the Texas oil industry on Black and disenfranchised communities.
EPISODE 3
La Frontera
Mexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.
Alex Stapleton
Iliana Sosa
Nancy Abraham
Peter Berg
Alex Gibney
Lisa Heller
Richard Linklater
Michael Lombardo
Stacey Offman
Richard Perello
Elizabeth Rogers
