The Weight of the Nation for Kids

The Weight of the Nation for Kids

Documentary 2012

Available on Prime Video, Crave, Telus TV+

Three youth-centric films that shed light on solutions to this national health problem, both at home and in school.

Documentary 2012

PG

Starring Victoria Carter, Barbara MacPhee, Lucy Tucker

EPISODE 1

The Great Cateferia Takeover

Following a group of New Orleans kids, who dubbed themselves the Rethinkers, as they make a difference in their community during the post-Katrina rebuilding period by transforming their school lunch menu with healthier, better-tasting options.

30 min · May 16, 2012 PG
EPISODE 2

Kebreeya's Salad Days

"Kebreeya's Salad Days" follows 17-year-old Kebreeya's crusade to improve nutrition awareness on a personal, family and community level in her North Carolina town.

26 min · May 7, 2013 PG
EPISODE 3

Quiz Ed!

"Quiz Ed!" tests the nutrition and physical activity knowledge of students of varying ages and activity levels to inspire them to take action, revealing that there are steps kids can take toward a healthier lifestyle.

31 min · May 7, 2013 PG

Victoria Carter

Actor
Barbara MacPhee

Actor
Lucy Tucker

Actor
Cathy Schlosberg

Actor
Jada Cooper

Actor

About

The Weight of the Nation for Kids

DOCUMENTARY

Three youth-centric films that shed light on solutions to this national health problem, both at home and in school.

Information

Studio: HBO
Released: 2012
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: * (AD), English (Canada) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (Canada) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.