Born Rich (2003) (Repost)

Born Rich (2003)

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, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. The video had two versions, an American one which is shown in America only, and a worldwide one. The American one included the fortunes of the Anderson Family, but this was edited out of the worldwide version at the family's request.

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[1] 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).

Born Rich features interviews with:

* Ivanka Trump, daughter of real estate tycoon Donald Trump
* S.I. Newhouse IV, heir to the Condé Nast Publications fortune and grandson of Samuel Irving
  Newhouse, Jr.          
* Josiah Hornblower, of the Vanderbilt and Whitney families
* Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of New York mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg
* Stephanie Ercklentz, "finance heiress"
* Cody Franchetti, heir to Milliken & Co
* Luke Weil, heir to the Autotote gaming empire
* Christina Floyd, "professional sports heiress", daughter of golfer Raymond Floyd
* Carlo von Zeitschel, wealthy European who falsely claimed to be a titled descendant of Kaiser
  Wilhelm II, a German baron and an Italian viscount.  
* Juliet Hartford, A&P heiress, daughter of Huntington Hartford