First Generation (2011)
95 min
An award-winning feature-length documentary narrated by Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood, FIRST GENERATION tells the story of four high school students - an inner city athlete, a small town waitress, a Samoan warrior dancer, and the daughter of migrant field workers - who set out to break the cycle of poverty and bring hope to their families and communities by pursuing a college education. Shot over the course of three years and featuring some of our nation’s top educational experts (Richard Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation; J.B. Schramm, College Summit; Dr. Bill Tierney, University of Southern California), this 95 minute documentary explores the problem of college access faced by first generation and low-income students and how their success has major implications for the future of our nation.
- Release date
- January 1, 2011
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
Trailer
Cast
- Blair Underwood as Narrator
Crew
- Adam Fenderson · Director
- Jaye Fenderson · Director
- Adam Fenderson · Writer
- Jaye Fenderson · Writer
- Chris Ekstein · Producer
- Stacy Ekstein · Producer
- Adam Fenderson · Producer
- Jaye Fenderson · Producer
- Nathan Matthew David · Composer
- Chris Ekstein · Cinematographer
- Adam Fenderson · Editor