Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on OVID.tv

Watch this video and more on OVID.tv

Start your free trial

Already subscribed? Sign in

Us Kids

In the News • 1h 35m

Directed by Kim A Snyder • Documentary • 2020 • 86 minutes

From Kim A. Snyder, director of the Peabody Award-winning documentary Newtown, comes an insightful, rousing coming-of-age story of a generation of youth leaders determined to take the reins and fight for justice at a most critical time in our nation’s history. Sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging schools, US KIDS offers unprecedented access to the March For Our Lives movement, following X Gonzalez and other co-founders and survivors over the course of several years. These teenage activists pull off the largest youth protest in American history, setting out to build an inclusive and unprecedented youth movement that addresses gun violence prevention, racial justice, a growing public health crisis and shocking a political system into change. At the same time, this group of driven, resilient, empathetic young people must navigate the personal consequences of their remarkable choice to dedicate their own lives to honor the fallen and take back democracy.

"‘Us Kids’ is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country ... Snyder’s film navigates the waters of apathy and despair on a vessel of hope." —Los Angeles Times

Tags
activism, child and youth depression, child development, citizenship, civic engagement, depression, expository, free speech, generation z & mental health/trauma, good docs, greenwich entertainment, grief and recovery, gun reform legislation, gun violence as a public health issue, gun violence prevention, gun violence prevention research, guns, health, healthcare, high school, inclusive movement building, medicine and nursing, mental health, ovid, psychology and mental health, public health, social issues, social movements and activism, social studies, us kids, youth issues

Up Next in In the News

  • Another Body
    1:20:01
    Another Body

    Another Body

    Directed by Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn • Documentary • With Ava Breuer, Faith Quinn, Julia Weinberg • 2023 • 80 minutes

    A college student searches for answers and justice after discovering deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.

  • The Corporate Coup d'État
    1:30:13
    The Corporate Coup d'État

    The Corporate Coup d'État

    Directed by Fred Peabody • Documentary • With Chris Hedges, Phillip Martin, Sarah Jaffe, Matt Taibbi, Lee Fang, John Ralston Saul • 2018 • 90 minutes

    This investigative documentary exposes how corporations and billionaires have taken control of the American political process, and in doing so hav...

  • Where Can We Live In Peace?
    1:04:22
    Where Can We Live In Peace?

    Where Can We Live In Peace?

    Directed by Judy Jackson • Documentary • 2023 • 64 minutes

    WHERE CAN WE LIVE IN PEACE? investigates the migrant crisis through the eyes of Pastor Ignacio Martinez, the founder of ABBA safehouse in Celaya, Mexico. Here, thousands of migrants receive help.

    The idea for ABBA began when Ignacio and...

×