(1991)
An adaption of the British TV series, this documentary chronicles the lives of a group of economically, racially & socially diverse 7-year olds living throughout America in 1990. The filmmakers will return every seven years to chronicle the children's growth. Written by Greg This 1991 PBS documentary is the American version of the British documentary series, "7-Up," "14-Up," "21-Up," and "35-Up." It focuses on 16 very diverse children from different cultural, social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, from the projects of Chicago and New York City to blue-collar and wealthy Chicago neighborhoods, Los Angeles, Nebraska farmland and rural Georgia all the way to Manhattan's affluent Upper East Side. The engaging documentary chronicles the points of view of a very precocious group - 7-year old children. Written by Allison L. Venezio