报童，是一个曾经在世界各国都极为常见的职业。他们通常是十几岁的小男孩，受雇于报社，根据分配的街道和路途，为订阅者分送报纸，自行车是他们的主要交通工具。该职业盛行于19世纪~20世纪上半叶，但到了20世纪下半叶，报童这个职业正在逐渐消失。

Training his lens on a once ubiquitous but now fading slice of Americana, documentarian Mike Mills profiles six paperboys who call Stillwater, Minn., home. Featuring interviews and footage of the youngsters pedaling through their daily rounds, the film is a paradigm of America's changing face as adults assume a role formerly filled by pubescent entrepreneurs.