Off and Running
Episode 11 · 2010-09-07
- Documentary
Episode overview
Off and Running is the story of Brooklyn teenager Avery, a track star with a bright future. She is the adopted African-American child of white Jewish lesbians. Her two brothers are black and Puerto Rican and Korean. Though it may not look typical, Avery’s household is like most American homes — until Avery writes to her birth mother and the response throws her into crisis. She struggles over her “true” identity, the circumstances of her adoption and her estrangement from black culture. Just when it seems as if her life will unravel, Avery begins to make sense of her identity, with inspiring results. A co-production of ITVS in association with American Documentary/POV and the Diverse Voices Project, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (90:00)
60 minutes
Season 23 episodes
1. Food, Inc.2010-04-21
2. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe2010-06-22
3. The Beaches of Agnès2010-06-29
4. Promised Land2010-07-06
5. Good Fortune2010-07-13
6. El General2010-07-20
7. Presumed Guilty2010-07-27
8. Salt2010-08-17
9. The Edge of Dreaming2010-08-24
10. Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy2010-08-31
11. Off and Running2010-09-07
12. In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee2010-09-14
13. The Oath2010-09-21
14. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers2010-10-05
