POV - Season 23 Episode 11

HD 4.2 60:14 minutes

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)

Genre: Documentary

First Air Date: Jul 05, 1988

Last Air date: Sep 04, 2023

Season: 36 Season

Episode: 433 Episode

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Country: United States of America

Studio: PBS

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