Please note that American High provides a frank portrait of the issues confronting adolescents today, including drug and alcohol use, sexuality, and the effects of divorce. Though compelling and informative, some of the content is edgy and, at times, the teens behavior and language could be considered objectionable.
Viewer discretion is advised.
But in the era of Survivor and similar programs, this series stands apart. Cutler and his team follow the lives of a group of students as they deal with personal conflicts both at home and at school from the first day of classes through graduation. The remarkable combination of professional footage and student-shot video provides a window into what it's truly like to be a teenager growing up in America today. I wanted this to be as honest as any of the best cin ma verit documentaries. And Cutler has succeeded, with scenes that are often brutally frank.