Our America (2002)

It is something of a burden to feel obliged to watch any and all films that I do not know and that pass my way, but this made-for-cable dramatized version of a true story was vaguely interesting, albeit extremely "worthy" -- there's that word again!  A white producer at a Chicago radio station chooses two black teenaged friends from the ghetto to tape a documentary on their day-to-day life; this controversially becomes a talking point among certain bleeding hearts who claim that the boys are being "used" by the white establishment, who are only interested in the downside of life in the projects.   However, ultimately their accurate portrayal wins numerous awards.  They next seek to expose the facts behind a horrible local murder, where two ten year-olds are tried for throwing a five-year old from a 14th floor window.   The boys reckoned it was all a terrible accident.  This dramatization was, I supposed, meant to embody a sense of hope insofar as the two youths are now journalists; however that in no way compensates for the deadbeat future and early deaths of many of their contemporaries which was depicted.