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Born Poor

Watch FRONTLINE's documentary, filmed over the course of 14 years, which shows the realities of growing up poor in America.
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They Were ‘Born Poor’ in America. As Adults, They’re Fighting to Shake Child Poverty’s Lingering Impact.

Watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — a documentary made over 14 years that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.

Robert Reich discusses premiere of 'The Last Class' documentary and the impact of wealth inequality

Directed by Elliot Kirschner, "The Last Class" documents Reich's final months in the classroom, blending lecture footage with ...

A film documents the plight of single mothers in Japan

The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing ...

Hamilton activist Lance Dingman, remembered for his eternal optimism, to be honoured at documentary screening

During a screening this weekend of the documentary Unimaginable, friends of Lance Dingman will have another chance to say goodbye to the Hamilton housing, poverty and mental health advocate who's ...

Kenyan documentary spotlights activist torn between family and the struggle

Kenyan documentary "Softie" opens in 2013 with Njeri Mwangi standing in a doorway, light illuminating a sleepy toddler on her hip as her husband Boniface sieves buckets of clotted blood outside.
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Stacey Dooley on growing up in poverty and controversy that saw documentary axed by BBC

The renowned documentary-maker is gracing our screens once again tonight on BBC One's quiz show Blankety Blank. Best known for her hard-hitting social-issue documentaries on the BBC, the Luton-born ...