Nov 20, 2012 · Poor Kids: Directed by Jezza Neumann. With Brittany Smith, Roger Smith, Christy Smith, Josh Smith. Follow three young girls in this unflinching and revealing exploration of what poverty means to children.

Dec 7, 2021 · Watch FRONTLINE's documentary which explores what poverty means to children in America, told through the stories of three families over half a decade.

Dec 23, 2019 · Poor Kids portrays poverty in America through the eyes of children in three struggling families, including Kaylie and Tyler. FRONTLINE first aired the film in 2012, earning both an Emmy...

Dec 8, 2021 · She was 10 at the time, living in Iowa with her mother, Barbara, and her brother, Tyler, and had just filmed the 2012 documentary Poor Kids. Now 20, she spoke to us from Ottumwa, Iowa, just days...

May 19, 2023 · Prepare to get a little (or a lot) angry and sad as you dive into these movies about poverty and homelessness, which incorporate aspects like unemployment, debt, hardships, and maybe even a bit of hope.

In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

FRONTLINE spent months following three young girls who are growing up against the backdrop of their families’ struggles against financial ruin. The result is an intimate portrait of the economic crisis as it’s rarely seen, through the eyes of children.

A masterpiece movie for every family full of lessons and very intriguing.....Starring: DESTINY ETIKO, CHINENYE NNEBE, PRINCESS CANDICE, KAREN IGBINIGIEN LATE...

Nov 22, 2017 · Five years ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary, Poor Kids, FRONTLINE explored the economic crisis as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Now, in a new version of Poor Kids premiering Wednesday, November 22, FRONTLINE continues its reporting on child poverty in America — revisiting the kids at the heart of the film to see what ...

Nov 1, 2012 · In Poor Kids, premiering Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 10 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE travels to the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, to explore the lives of children living in the suburbs of the nation’s heartland and growing up poor.