Growing Up Poor in America
2020, English. Directed by Jezza Neumann.
Their families were already struggling to make ends meet. Then came the coronavirus.
Their families were already struggling to make ends meet. Then came the coronavirus. Director Jezza Neumann, who made 2012’s Poor Kids, once again delves into how poverty impacts children. With the 2020 election approaching, Growing Up Poor in America follows three children and their families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat. As the country also reckons with issues of race and racism, the children share their worries and hopes about their futures.
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Growing Up Poor in America is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Growing Up Poor in America?
Growing Up Poor in America (2020) was directed by Jezza Neumann.