All American High facts for kids

All American High is a 1987 documentary film directed by Keva Rosenfeld that chronicles the life of the 1984 senior class at Torrance High School in Los Angeles County, California.

The film is narrated by the Finnish exchange student “Rikki” Rauhala and observes 1980s California high school culture from a foreigner's perspective.

The film was independently financed, with additional funds provided through an American Film Institute (AFI)−National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant. The film was selected for Grand Jury Prize competition at the 1987 Sundance Film Festival. It was originally broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

All American High Revisited

A second documentary film about the former Torrance High senior class was directed by Keva Rosenfeld in 2014 (released in 2015), All American High Revisited. It combines the original film with new footage of the film's principal subjects being interviewed on their high school years, the process of growing up, and the various paths in life that they took.

Nominations and awards

• Sundance Film Festival, 1987 Nominated Grand Jury Prize, Documentary.
• International Documentary Association, “Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award” (1986).

Festival showings

• London Film Festival
• Hong Kong International Film Festival, 1987
• Jerusalem Film Festival, 1987
• San Francisco International Film Festival, 1987
• New Directors/New Films Festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center, shown at NY Museum of Modern Art
• Chicago International Film Festival, 1986, Nominated Gold Hugo Award - Documentary
• Sundance Film Festival, 1987, Nominated Grand Jury Prize - Documentary