Born Rich (film)
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| Directed by | Jamie Johnson |
| Produced by | Dirk Wittenborn |
| Starring | Georgina Bloomberg Stephanie Ercklentz Christina Floyd Juliet Hartford Josiah Cheston Hornblower Jamie Johnson S.I. Newhouse IV Ivanka Trump Benjamin Luke Weil |
| Music by | Joel Goodman |
| Cinematography | Nick Kurzon |
| Edited by | Nick Kurzon Steven Pilgrim |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
- This article is about a documentary. For the TVB drama, see Born Rich (TV series).
Born Rich is a 2003 documentary film about the experience of growing up as a child in one of the world's richest families. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune.
History
Johnson's maternal uncle, screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn, was credited with encouraging him to make a documentary about the experience of wealthy children.[1] The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.[2] HBO acquired the film and first broadcast it in October 2003.[3]
Prior to the film's completion, Luke Weil, one of the film's subjects, sued to prevent its release. Weil alleged that he had been "tricked" into consenting to his appearance in what he thought would be a school project, but turned out to be a commercial enterprise. Other participants in the film claimed to have been convinced to participate under the same "false pretenses" but Johnson denied that he had "tricked" anyone.[4] A New York court dismissed Weil's lawsuit in October 2002, ruling that the subject matter of the film was newsworthy, and that the releases Weil signed had clearly identified the film as a commercial production.[5]
Reports before and at the time of the film's release stated that other participants were also unhappy about their depiction in the film.[6][7][8]
Ten years after the film's release, a reporter followed up with the persons featured.[9]
Summary
The film was described as "a documentary on children of the insanely rich, directed by one of their own, Johnson & Johnson Inc. heir Jamie Johnson." It consists primarily of Johnson interviewing his friends and peers about the experience of living life free of financial constraints. These interviews are offset by Johnson's exploration of his own experience and family.
Cast
- Georgina Bloomberg — born to New York mayor and media mogul, Michael Bloomberg. Educated at New York University Gallatin School.[10]
- Stephanie Ercklentz — born to New York corporate lawyer, Enno W. Ercklentz Jr. Graduated from Wellesley College.[11]
- Christina Floyd — born to golf champion, Raymond Floyd. Graduated from Wake Forest University.[12]
- Juliet Hartford — born to A&P heir, Huntington Hartford. Educated at Marymount College and Columbia University.[13]
- Josiah Cheston Hornblower — born into Vanderbilt-Whitney lineage (as a great-grandson of Flora Payne Whitney). Graduated from Trinity College.[14]
- Jamie Johnson — born to Johnson & Johnson heir, James L. Johnson. Graduated from New York University.[citation needed]
- S.I. Newhouse IV — born to Condé Nast Publications heir, Samuel Irving Newhouse III (son of Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.). Graduated from Haverford College.[15]
- Ivanka Trump — born to real estate tycoon, Donald Trump. Graduated from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[16]
- Benjamin Luke Weil — born to Scientific Games Corporation Chairman & CEO, A. Lorne Weil. Graduated from Brown University and Columbia Business School.[citation needed]
- Cody Franchetti — heir to an Italian textile company.[17]
- Carlo von Zeitschel — born to a German baron father and to an Italian viscountess mother.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
The documentary was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 2004: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for the director, Jamie Johnson, and Outstanding Nonfiction Special for the producers, Sheila Nevins (executive producer), Dirk Wittenborn (produced by), and Jamie Johnson (producer).[18]
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External links
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- 2003 films
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- American films
- American documentary films
- Documentary films about the ruling class
- Autobiographical documentary films
- 2000s documentary films
- Documentary films about families
- Johnson & Johnson
- HBO documentary films
- Films directed by Jamie Johnson (filmmaker)
