AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL / SEGREGATED AMERICA: A SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH
BROADCASTER: BBC Three, BBC One and Nat Geo, 2017
CREDIT: Filmed, Produced and Directed by (6 episodes)
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Swan Films
SYNOPSIS
Filmed over the course of a year at a High School in South Carolina, ‘American High School’ is a landmark six-part series for BBC3 that follows a charismatic principal and his students, including star football players, Ivy League hopefuls, male cheerleaders and young mothers as they prepare for the next step in life. This is a High School as you’ve never seen it before, and a unique insight into how it really feels to be young and black in America today.“Filmmaking at its best.” Damian Kavanagh, Controller BBC Three, 2017.
A 6 x 45 minutes Swan Films Production for BBC Three and BBC One. Series Directed, produced, filmed by Marcus Plowright
”A high-stakes, high-school documentary series of quiet distinction.” ★★★★
— Julia Raeside, The Guardian
“In an exceptional year for BBC Three docs, this series was the standout”
— Broadcast
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