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PBS American Portrait Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

4 Episodes 2021 - 2021

Episode 1

I Dream

Tue, Jan 5, 202154 mins

Self-shot stories explore the meaning and state of the American dream. From the desire for homeownership to ambitions for higher ed or career success, they show the hard work, opportunities and barriers that come with pursuing this ideal today.

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Episode 2

I Work

Tue, Jan 12, 202154 mins

Everyday people share self-shot stories about their jobs as they navigate changes they're experiencing and goals they're working towards. From teachers to truck drivers, they explore what it really means to work in America today.

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Episode 3

I Keep

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

People from different age groups film themselves trying to preserve or change traditions in their own lives as well as their communities. Through self-shot video, they share common experiences that bind age groups together and generational differences that put them at odds with one another.

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Episode 4

I Rise

Tue, Jan 26, 202154 mins

Go inside the lives of people working to create an antiracist American future. They film themselves doing the hard work, confronting the obstacles and achieving the small victories that could add up to real change in the movement for racial justice.

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