J
Directing
Jezza Neumann
No biography available.
Known For
Born Poor · 2025Born Poor
★ 10.02025
MovieDocumentary
More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids" explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. "Born Poor" tells the stories of the same children, now grown, chronicling their lives from childhood to the present day. The 90-minute documentary follows Kaylie, Johnny and Brittany across three chapters of their lives as they grow from kids to teenagers to adults, trying to pursue their dreams while dealing with an economy where they face more obstacles than opportunities — and trying to overcome the grinding poverty that shaped their childhoods.
Surviving Sandy Hook · 2015Surviving Sandy Hook
2015
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Investigative documentary following three families involved in the Sandy Hook shooting, as they try to make sense of the tragedy and find a way to move on and rebuild their lives.
Poor Kids · 2012Poor Kids
★ 8.02012
Movie
In the United States, child poverty has reached record levels.
TB: Return of the Plague · 2014TB: Return of the Plague
★ 4.02014
MovieDocumentary
TB is the most deadly infectious disease in history - it has killed over a billion people in the last 200 years. Multi-BAFTA winning film-maker, Jezza Neumann travelled to Swaziland to make this very intimate account of the crippling effects of MDR-TB. We witness victims from two families battle with the disease over the course of a year.
Growing Up Poor in America · 2020Growing Up Poor in America
2020
MovieDocumentary
Their families were already struggling to make ends meet. Then came the coronavirus. Director Jezza Neumann, who made 2012’s Poor Kids, once again delves into how poverty impacts children. With the 2020 election approaching, Growing Up Poor in America follows three children and their families in the battleground state of Ohio as the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies their struggle to stay afloat. As the country also reckons with issues of race and racism, the children share their worries and hopes about their futures.
American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids · 2020American Nightmare: Trump's Breadline Kids
2020
Movie
On the eve of the US election, with the backdrop of Covid and racial tension, this documentary examines the experience of poverty through the eyes of three children in the battleground state of Ohio.
Undercover in Tibet · 2008Undercover in Tibet
2008
MovieDocumentary
Undercover in Tibet reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression an impossibility. Tash meets victims of arbitrary arrests, detention, torture and ‘disappearances’ and uncovers evidence of enforced sterilizations on ethnic Tibetan women. He sees for himself the impact of the enormous military and police presence in the region, the hunger and hardship being endured by many Tibetans and hears warnings of the uprising taking place across the provinces now.
Frontline · 1983Frontline
★ 6.51983
SeriesDocumentaryNews
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Filmography
Sort

