American High

Synopsis

American High is an American documentary television show about the lives of fourteen students at Highland Park High School, located in the city of Highland Park, Illinois. The series originally aired on Fox and was canceled after four episodes. It was later picked up by PBS and aired in its entirety. The series was created by R. J. Cutler, an award winning documentary filmmaker. The show received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program. The theme song "American High", was written and performed by Bouncing Souls. An earlier Fox Network documentary series from 1991, Yearbook also covered the lives of suburban Chicago high school students.

Crew

Directing

• R.J. Cutler Director

Production

• Erwin More Executive Producer
• Brian Medavoy Executive Producer
• Dan Partland Producer
• Rich Bye Producer
• Molly O'Brien Producer
• Jonathan Chinn Producer
• Nick Doob Producer
• Cheryl Stanley Executive Producer
• Ted Skillman Producer
• Alison Ellwood Producer
• R.J. Cutler Executive Producer
• Jonathan Mednick Producer

Sound

• Rick Norman Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

• R.J. Cutler Writer

Seasons & episodes