Off and Running Trailer
Preview: Season 23 Episode 11 | 2m 35s
A bright young track star searches for her birth mother.
"Off and Running" tells the story of Brooklyn teen Avery, a track star with a bright future. She is the adopted African-American child of white Jewish lesbians. Her older brother is black and Puerto Rican and her younger brother is Korean. Though it may not look typical, Avery's household is like most American homes - until Avery writes to her birth mother and the response throws her into crisis.
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Off and Running Trailer
Preview: Season 23 Episode 11 | 2m 35s
"Off and Running" tells the story of Brooklyn teen Avery, a track star with a bright future. She is the adopted African-American child of white Jewish lesbians. Her older brother is black and Puerto Rican and her younger brother is Korean. Though it may not look typical, Avery's household is like most American homes - until Avery writes to her birth mother and the response throws her into crisis.
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Clip: S23 Ep11 | 3m 56s | Avery writes a letter to her birth mother and fears she will not receive one in return. (3m 56s)
Clip: S23 Ep11 | 1m 53s | Avery meets up with friends and describes her new high school. (1m 53s)
Clip: S23 Ep11 | 4m 34s | Avery has dinner with her new friends and starts to identify more with her black identity. (4m 34s)
Clip: S23 Ep11 | 4m 43s | Avery leaves home after too much strain is put on her relationship with her parents. (4m 43s)
Behind the Lens: Off and Running
Clip: S23 Ep11 | 10m 38s | Nicole Opper and Sharese Bullock talk about the making of "Off and Running" (10m 38s)
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