Australia Uncovered: Kids Raising Kids

New local doco Kids Raising Kids by Patrick Abboud screens tonight on SBS as the final in the Australia Uncovered season.

Cameras visit a one-of-a kind high school for teen parents in Canberra.

Writer & Director, Patrick Abboud said, “Kids Raising Kids is an opportunity for all of us as an audience to try to better understand one another – drawing on the power of storytelling to reflect the genuine diversity that makes us who we are as Australians. Our intention was to give these students a platform of their own in the public domain to debunk some of the stereotypes and misconceptions around teen and young pregnancy – to allow them to share who they are on their terms. Like many of the stories I choose to tell, this is one more pocket of the country that is often overlooked.”

School is a challenge for many teenagers, but for some, the stakes are even higher. Kids Raising Kids gives audiences exclusive access inside a one-of-a kind high school for teen parents in Canberra. – but our characters’ lessons are not confined to the classroom. Many of the students are single parents, some are overcoming family trauma and drug dependency, and all are navigating a complex system. What unites them is a will to transform their lives – to get an education, stay on the right side of the law, and be the best parents they can be. Can they overcome the immense challenges in their lives to make it to graduation and a new future?

Kids Raising Kids is an Only Human production for SBS. Principal production investment from Screen Australian association with SBS. Financed with support from Screen NSW and Screen Canberra.

8:30pm tonight on SBS.