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Frontline – Season 44, Episode 1 Born Poor

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A look at the realities of growing up poor in America, filmed over 14 years with children from three families.

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Frontline — Season 44, Episode 1

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Will Lyman

Narrator

Patrick Forbes

Director

Michael Kirk

Director

Richard D Young

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Marcela Gaviria

Writer

Mike Wiser

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Synopsis A look at the realities of growing up poor in America, filmed over 14 years with children from three families.
Director
Patrick Forbes, Michael Kirk, Richard D Young
Executive Producer
David Fanning, Raney Aronson
Screenwriter
Marcela Gaviria, Mike Wiser
Network
PBS
Genre
Documentary, News
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 7, 2025