American High (2000)

Genre

documentary film, reality television

Country

United States

How it feels

A documentary series follows fourteen students through a year at a suburban Illinois high school. It shows their daily lives, friendships, and challenges.

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What happens

American High is an American documentary television show about the lives of fourteen students at Highland Park High School, located in the city of Highland Park, Illinois. Created by documentary filmmaker R. J. Cutler, the series originally aired on Fox and was canceled after four episodes. It was later picked up by PBS and aired in its entirety. The show received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program. The theme song "American High (Now It's Everything)", was written and performed by Bouncing Souls. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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