GBH Openvault

FRONTLINE; Trouble with Evan, The

Part of Frontline.


License Clip

This program cannot be made available on Open Vault.

More material may be available from this program at the GBH Archives. If you would like research access to the collection at GBH, please email archive_requests@wgbh.org.

Series
FRONTLINE
Program
Trouble with Evan, The
Program Number

1220D

Series Description

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as PBS's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience.

Program Description

This program explores the family turmoil surrounding 11-year-old Evan, a kid who always seems to be in trouble, and the attempts of his parents, Karin and Mike, to cope with and change his behavior. Their story is told with a special intimacy and power through the use of surveillance cameras, placed in the family's home with their consent, that record the raw, uncensored drama of a family in crisis, 24 hours a day, for three months. As a counterpoint to the family's drama, the film examines the stories of juveniles sentenced to a detention facility as they explore the connection between the family trauma in their childhoods and the crimes they committed.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Citation
Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Trouble with Evan, The,” GBH Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D5473879DE3C4F918A8846FA0776E12A.
MLA: “FRONTLINE; Trouble with Evan, The.” GBH Archives. Web. November 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D5473879DE3C4F918A8846FA0776E12A>.
APA: FRONTLINE; Trouble with Evan, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D5473879DE3C4F918A8846FA0776E12A
If you have more information about this item, we want to know! Please contact us, including the URL.