Age 7 in America
Description
Affiliated with the Up series from British director Michael Apted, this film details the lives of 7-year-olds from varying social classes and ethnicities across the United States. Luis lives in New York City's Lower East Side. He lives in a homeless shelter. Lucy, Alexis, and Kate live on the Upper East Side and attend a prestigious private school. Ashtyn lives in a middle-class suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska. LeRoy and Kennisha live in apartments that are part of the Robert Taylor housing project on the South Side of Chicago, while Douglas, Vicky, and Mike live in one of the city's traditionally working-class, Polish communities and Eric and Brandon are from a wealthy suburb. Joey, a Jehovah's Witness, lives in rural Georgia, while Salina, Julio, and Michael evoke the racial and ethnic diversity of Los Angeles.
Runtime
47 min
Series
Subjects
- Interpersonal relations (422)
- Education (938)
- Families (556)
- Work and family (89)
- Developmental psychology (215)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c1991
Database
Films on Demand
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