Skip to main content
Back to Show
America Reframed

Class of '27 | A Conversation with James Rutenbeck

"Class of '27" filmmaker James Rutenbeck speaks about exploring a pocket of rural America in Owsley County, Kentucky. The executive producer discovers a welcoming community where poverty and addiction has impacted three generations: grandparents, parents and children. But the love of the people leads to the hope within this story.

Support Provided By
Season
Sapelo
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:31:22
Off the Georgia coast, two brothers grow up in an enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.
For the Love of Rutland
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:24:24
In a divided New England town, an unexpected leader emerges to heal her community.
Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Unlock with PBS Passport
58:41
The remarkable life of a fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist.
Brooklyn Inshallah
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:24
A Lutheran pastor's bid to be his district's first Arab American councilman.
Hayden & Her Family
Unlock with PBS Passport
56:14
The Currys welcome five international adoptees with special needs into their large family.
Jack & Yaya
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:23:45
Two transgender best friends celebrate their thirtieth year of friendship.
Curtain Up!
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:09:10
While preparing to stage a musical, Chinatown kids discover their own cultural identities.
Far East Deep South
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:13:21
A Chinese American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta.
Bring It Home
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:10:02
An entire community is upended when Lordstown Ohio's auto plant is idled.
The Falconer
Unlock with PBS Passport
58:52
A falconer endeavors to build a bird sanctuary and provide his community opportunities.
The Blessing
Unlock with PBS Passport
1:10:24
A Navajo coal miner struggles with his part in the destruction of a sacred mountain.
First Vote
Unlock with PBS Passport
58:01
A look at Chinese American electoral organizing in North Carolina and Ohio.
Active loading indicator