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Behind the Lens: Off and Running

Nicole Opper and Sharese Bullock talk about the making of "Off and Running"

Aired 09/06/2010 | Rating TV-PG

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Behind the Lens: Off and Running

Clip: Season 23 Episode 11 | 10m 38s

Nicole Opper and Sharese Bullock talk about the making of "Off and Running"

Filmmaker Nicole Opper and producer Sharese Bullock talk about "Off and Running," a coming-of-age tale about Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage adoptee with who lives in Brooklyn with two Jewish moms and two adopted brothers. The film follows her search for her birth family and her identity.

Aired 09/06/2010 | Rating TV-PG

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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...

Off And Running - Clip 1

Clip: S23 Ep11 | 3m 56s | Avery writes a letter to her birth mother and fears she will not receive one in return. (3m 56s)

Off and Running - Clip 2

Clip: S23 Ep11 | 1m 53s | Avery meets up with friends and describes her new high school. (1m 53s)

Off And Running - Clip 3

Clip: S23 Ep11 | 4m 34s | Avery has dinner with her new friends and starts to identify more with her black identity. (4m 34s)

Off And Running - Clip 4

Clip: S23 Ep11 | 4m 43s | Avery leaves home after too much strain is put on her relationship with her parents. (4m 43s)

Off and Running Trailer

Preview: S23 Ep11 | 2m 35s | A bright young track star searches for her birth mother. (2m 35s)

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