Using clips from Hoop Dreams and Boys to Men? film director/writer/producer/editor Frederick Marx argues the societal necessity to resurrect ritual initiation and mentoring of teenage boys.  In this context, he discusses themes from his upcoming feature documentary New American Heroes, a year-long study of six 15-year-old boys from six different US cities, different also across race, class, culture and family structure, who undergo different ritual initiations.

Hosted by: Unit One

In conjunction with:  Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society, Department of Kinesiology