POV
Season 23 Episode 11 - Off and Running
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)
Episodes in Season 23
Food, Inc.
60 min
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
60 min
The Beaches of Agnès
60 min
Promised Land
60 min
Good Fortune
60 min
El General
60 min
Presumed Guilty
60 min
Salt
60 min
The Edge of Dreaming
60 min
Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy
60 min
Off and Running
60 min
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
60 min
The Oath
60 min
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
60 min
