A comparative study of four young people: two from Third World, two from USA. None is eating right.
India. MS young teenage girl, Tara, in India drawing water from village well. She walks home through her rural village, carrying the water jars on her head. Tara enters the family home and her mother takes the water jars from her. CU profile of Tara.
United States. CU profile of pretty red-haired American teenage girl, Karen Matthews, riding in car. Montage of US restaurant signs, most offering junk food: pizza, donuts, etc. Cafeteria montage of rich foods (turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, etc). on line and being served. CU hands placing dollars on counter. CU cash register ringing up purchases. Brief panning shots of fruit, vegetables, deserts. Karen looking down at food options.
MS teenage boy, Emilio, walking through jungle in Colombia. Emilio pulls yucca plant with edible root from the ground. MS Emilio chopping down platanos with machete. MS Emilio carrying large bunch of platanos over his shoulder. CU sad looking toddler. TLS Emilio brings the platanos to his family home in rural Colombia. MS Emilio playing with toddler. CUs cute but dirty and malnourished Colombian children.
United States. MS white male teenager, Bob Henderson, eating sandwich in school cafeteria. CU hand picking up large sub sandwich. Bob gets angry and tries to get his lunch back from other teenagers. MS chubby white teen girl holding lunch tray and looking for a place to sit in the cafeteria. Bob grabs his sandwich back and continues eating.
(India) MS Tara sitting on the ground and eating. (United States) MS Karen eating potato chip. (Columbia) MS Emilio eating from a bowl. (United States) MS Bob chowing down on sub sandwich.
India. MS Tara sitting with spinning wheel. Zoom in to CU of her face. BW negative images of Indians getting grain. CU hand turning spinning wheel. CU Tara spinning.
United States. CU Karen diving and swimming in pool. CU Karen dancing with friends. CU Karen in student government meeting. CU Karen polishing mirror. MS Karen in candy striper uniform delivering flower to hospital patient. CU Karen jumping up and down in cheerleading uniform. CU Karen playing tennis. CU Karen sitting looking depressed on the sidelines of tennis court. CU Karen brushing her lovely red hair. CU Karen shopping for cosmetics for her dry skin. CU Karen drinking soda in a glass. CU Karen sitting down (resting because her malnutrition makes her tired).
MS Emilio and his father hacking through tall grass in Colombia with machetes. CUs Colombian children eating. The narrator states that they suffer from Kwashiorkor (a type of malnutrition). MS Emilio pushing one of his younger brothers on a homemade swing. CUs cute but dirty and malnourished children.
United States. MS white teenage football team members running onto field; Bob (also in uniform) walks dejectedly onto the field. CU Bob doing push-ups. MS football running practice play; Bob sits on a bench in the BG drinking a soda. CU waistline of obese businessman as he walks. The narrator lists all the physical hazards of being overweight.