DVD
Streetwise
Edition
Director-approved special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Erin Blackwell.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2021]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
"In 1983, director Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell the stories of homeless and runaway teenagers living on the margins in Seattle. Streetwise follows an unforgettable group of kids who survive by hustling, panhandling, and dumpster diving. Its most haunting and enduring figure is iron-willed fourteen-year-old Erin Blackwell, a.k.a. Tiny"--Container.
Notes
Originally released as a documentary in 1984.
Special features: New high-definition digital restoration, supervised by director Martin Bell ; new audio commentary featuring Bell ; new interviews with Bell about photographer Mary Ellen Mark ; new interview with editor Nancy Baker ; trailer.
Subjects
- Runaway teenagers > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Runaway children > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Homeless youth > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Vagrant children > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Street life > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Dumpster diving > Washington (State) > Seattle.
- Seattle (Wash.) > Social conditions.