American Teen

American Teen is a 2008 documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture and produced by 57th amp Irving. It competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Directing Award Documentary. Following the Sundance Film Festival, the movie was picked up by Paramount Vantage and was released to general cinema July 25, 2008.

Some film critics have accused the director, Nanette Burstein, of giving the documentary a sensationalized feel,citation needed and others have gone so far as to claim that the film feels scripted and the very presence of the cameras take the reality out of the situation. One continual issue with the movie, was that Tusing was continually forced to get a girlfriend in order not to be removed from the film. Other issues include scripted arguments, and cue cards.citation needed

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