![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Told from the point of view of the children themselves, this one-hour documentary offers a unique perspective on the nation's flagging economy and the impact of unemployment, foreclosure and financial distress as seen through the eyes of the children affected. This World asks three children whose families are struggling to get by to explain what life in modern America really looks like through their eyes. Food banks are facing unprecedented demand, and homeless shelters now have long waiting lists, as families who have known a much better life sometimes have to leave their homes with just a few days notice. In the United States, child poverty has reached record levels, with over 16 million children now affected. Published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC This World series I could not get over how this teenager was so wise, brave, and decent in spite of his circumstances. I also grew up in the Midwest and was immediately drawn to 13-year-old Shawn, who was most prominently featured in the film. With more than one in six of the nation’s children living below the poverty level, the film gives an unforgettable perspective on the impact of unemployment, foreclosure and financial distress through the eyes of the children directly impacted.Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Sophie Okonedo, This 53-minute special by acclaimed director, Jezza Neumann, follows the children of families living in poverty. Watch Poor Kids for the full story on how these children’s lives are now unfolding. “If you fall, you gotta get up, dust it off and keep on going,” says Johnny, now 19 and living with his grandmother on the south side of Chicago. “No matter what I go through, I’ll still, like, wanna try and try and try to be better,” says Brittany, now 15. Startling and intimate, the film is an indelible portrait of the realities of growing up poor in America, told by children in three families over the course of half a decade. Filmmaker Morley Markson shows Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and other 60s rebels, then and now. The documentary follows several students from low-income, inner city. Where are Kaylie, Johnny, Jasmine, Brittany, and their families today? Scattered across the country and still struggling - but still persisting. Waiting for Superman depicts and analyzes the failing public school system in America. “Life is gonna be hard because there is hardly gonna be any jobs left in the future.” Then there’s nine-year-old Brittany, whose mother learned she was expecting another baby shortly after the family lost their home: “The baby’s future is gonna be weird and messed up,” Brittany said. “It makes me feel like I just wish I never lived here.” His sister, Jasmine, also yearned for a better life: “I’m embarrassed because I’m poor and because I live in a shelter,” she said. It’s a worry that was all too familiar to 13-year- old Johnny, who along with his 9-year- old sister Jasmine and their other siblings had been living at a homeless shelter since their father’s business went south: “Grades is my only way out of here,” Johnny told FRONTLINE. She worried about missing so much school as a result of her family’s transient existence: “If I keep missing school then I see my future poor, on the streets, in a box,” she said, from the motel room where she and her family were temporarily living. We don’t get that three meals a day, like breakfast, lunch and dinner,” said 10-year- old Kaylie. When FRONTLINE viewers first met Kaylie, Brittany, Jasmine, Johnny and their families, they were living in the Quad Cities, a crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, and had been hit hard by the recession. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Startling and intimate, the film is an indelible portrait of the realities of growing up poor in America, told by children in three families over the course of half a decade. 19 rags-to-riches stories that will inspire you Erin McDowell Updated Jan 10, 2021, 4:19 AM Dolly Parton grew up in a poor family in rural Appalachia. Growing Up Poor In America (full film) The documentary, 'Growing Up Poor in America', follows three children and their families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat. Growing Up Poor: Boys (Poverty Documentary) Real Stories Filmed over one summer Poor Teens follows three very different teenage boys. Now, in a new version of Poor Kids, FRONTLINE continues its reporting on child poverty in America - revisiting the kids at the heart of the film to see what their lives are like now, and offering a powerful, firsthand look at what poverty means to children and the country. CREDIT: Producer.įive years ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary, Poor Kids, FRONTLINE explored the economic crisis as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. ![]()
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