Born Rich

Born Rich

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Directed by Jamie Johnson
Produced by Bingo Gubelmann
Jamie Johnson
Starring Ivanka Trump
Georgina Bloomberg
Si Newhouse IV
Luke Weil
Music by Joel Goodman
Cinematography Nick Kurzon
Editing by Nick Kurzon
Steven Pilgrim
Release date(s) January 19, 2003 (2003-01-19) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time 75 minutes
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 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.

It was purchased by HBO. 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. Jamie's uncle is screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn, whom Jamie credits with encouraging him to make a documentary about the experience of wealthy children.

The documentary was nominated for two Emmy Awards including 'Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming' for the director, Jamie Johnson. The other nomination was in the category 'Outstanding Nonfiction Special' for the producers: Sheila Nevins (executive producer), Dirk Wittenborn (produced by) and Jamie Johnson (producer).

Cast

Born Rich features interviews with:

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