Summary Historian Tom Buk-Swienty takes us on a journey through the incredible life of Jacob A. Riis. Jacob emigrates in 1870 as a poor apprentice carpenter from Ribe to America because of unrequited love. But in New York he becomes homeless and nearly starves to death. He persistently fights his way up through the ranks of society, and becomes a well-known journalist and reportage photographer. He ends up as best friends with President Theodore Roosevelt and one of the most important reformers of American society. View more details
Directed : Teddy Bruslund
Written : Teddy Bruslund Tom Buk-Swienty
Stars : Tomas Villum Jensen Emma Silja Sångren Villum Montell Martina Thorsson
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 27, 2022
Countries of origin : Denmark
Language : Danish
Filming locations : Sortebrødregade, Ribe, Denmark
Production companies : Saxo Film
Summary Historian Tom Buk-Swienty takes us on a journey through the incredible life of Jacob A. Riis. Jacob emigrates in 1870 as a poor apprentice carpenter from Ribe to America because of unrequited love. But in New York he becomes homeless and nearly starves to death. He persistently fights his way up through the ranks of society, and becomes a well-known journalist and reportage photographer. He ends up as best friends with President Theodore Roosevelt and one of the most important reformers of American society. View more details
Genres : History Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 27, 2022
Countries of origin : Denmark
Language : Danish
Filming locations : Sortebrødregade, Ribe, Denmark
Production companies : Saxo Film
