Streetwise (1984)

Review: Streetwise (1984)

Director: Martin Bell

Cast: Erin Blackwell, Dewayne Pomeroy, Roberta Joseph Hayes, Lulu Couch, Reed Early,

Erin Blackwell
Erin Blackwell
Dewayne Pomeroy
Dewayne Pomeroy
Roberta Joseph Hayes
Roberta Joseph Hayes
Lulu Couch
Lulu Couch
Reed Early
Reed Early

Plot: This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

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Being human: two new Criterion releases

Being human: two new Criterion releases

Two very different new releases from Criterion explore what it means to to maintain one’s humanity in the face of inhuman systems. Masaki Kobayashi’s overwhelming 9 1/2-hour epic The Human Condition (1959-61) follows a conscientious […]

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