Streetwise

Martin Bell, 1984

Spine #1079

Picked by 1 guest

Documentary

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Martin Bell

Edited by Nancy Baker, Jonathan Oppenheim

Cast Erin Blackwell, Dewayne Pomeroy, Roberta Joseph Hayes, Lulu Couch, Reed Early, Patrice Pitts, Rat

Picked by

Lena Dunham director

“Streetwise/Tiny. These documentaries by the brilliant Mary Ellen Mark tell the story of runaways who are making it on the Mean Streets of the Pacific Northwest in the ’70s and ’80s. These kids’ speaking is better than anything adults could ever write, and Mary Ellen has the most tender, sensitive gaze on their lives. You will laugh. You will cry. These movies are unbelievably special.”

Lena Dunham