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Parents

A parish youth group in a lower middle-class, Chicago neighborhood discusses parental authority, what growing up means, and the difficulties of communicating with their parents.

A parish youth group in a lower middle-class, Chicago neighborhood discusses parental authority, what growing up means, and the difficulties of communicating with their parents. This cinema-verite documentary of an actual meeting allows the young people to speak for themselves, giving us a viewpoint different from that of their more prosperous or more radical counterparts.

Filmmakers

Assistant Editors

Alfred R. Franklin
Daniel Auerbach

Media

Awards and Distinctions

Mission of Youth Festival (Mexico Olympics)

Official Selection

1968