POV

Apted and Ebert (Part 1 of 5)

Clip | 3m 11s

Film critic Roger Ebert and '49 Up' filmmaker Michael Apted discuss the "Up" series. They talk about Apted's habit of asking tough questions and the legacy of the series. Ebert observes that the personalities of some of the adults were evident from the very beginning, as seen in "7 Up"

Aired: 10/08/07 | Rating: NR

Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.

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