God Save Texas
A window into America's soul.
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.
Seasons
E1God Save Texas: Hometown Prison
Feb 27, 2024
Richard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.
E2God Save Texas: The Price of Oil
Feb 28, 2024
As the world’s energy capital, Houston is a city that manufactures both its prominence and demise. Alex Stapleton explores the industry’s impact on her family, who arrived as enslaved people in the 1830s, built thriving communities, and now must cope with the human costs of Texas’ biggest money-maker.
E3God Save Texas: La Frontera
Feb 28, 2024
Mexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.
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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.
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