Our America
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ernest Dickerson
Vanessa L. Williams
Babz Chula
Gene Mack
Jordan Francis
Mykelti Williamson
Film Details
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Synopsis
Based on a true story about two African-American teens who live on the South side of Chicago, in one of the most impoverished ghettos in the United States. David Isay, a producer from National Public Radio (NPR), selects these teens to do a sound portrait about their life in the ghetto. Under Isay's guidance and mentorship, what they deliver is an emotional depiction of a slice of life that is both disturbing and remarkable. Following their first award-winning NPR documentary, the teens follow up with another radio story on the murder of a five-year-old boy who was dropped to his death by two young children in their ghetto. These two documentaries, "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse," went on to win several awards including the Peabody Award. LeAlan and Lloyd are the youngest journalists ever to receive this honor.
Director
Ernest Dickerson
Cast
Vanessa L. Williams
Babz Chula
Gene Mack
Jordan Francis
Mykelti Williamson
Ruyika Bernard
Justin Mitchell
Brandon Hammond
Jamie Mars
Djanet Sears
Lolo Molefe
Claudio Masciulli
Serena Lee
Irma P. Hall
Daniel Farris
Nathan Szemberg
Maxine Guess
Mark Taylor
Jordan Duncan
Roderick Pannell
Josh Charles
Peter Paige
Crew
Angela Bassett
Daisy Bijac
Jaki Brown-karman
Garth Brunt
Sarah Campbell
Ernest Dickerson
Jill Girling
Eda Godel Hallinan
David Isay
Lealan Jones
Armand Leo
Armand Leo
Steve Lovejoy
Bill Macmillan
Resa Mcconaghy
Laurie Mirsky
Helen Mossler
Lloyd Newman
Marion Pon
Gordon Rayfield
Patrice Rushen
Joseph Stern
Moira Verwijk
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2003 Prism Award for TV Movie or Miniseries by the Entertainment Industries Council (EIC).
Winner of the 2003 Eddie Award for Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Winner of the 2003 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing (Children's Script) from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Aired in United States April 13, 2004
Aired in United States January 2002
Aired in United States July 28, 2002
Released in United States on Video April 13, 2004
Telecast as a presentation of "Showtime Original Pictures For All Ages."
