About the Film
(Martin Bell, 1984, USA, 91 min, in English)
Seattle, 1983. Taking their camera to the streets of what was supposedly America’s most livable city, filmmaker Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell the stories of those society had left behind: homeless and runaway teenagers living on the city’s margins. Born from a Life magazine exposé by Mark and McCall, Streetwise follows an unforgettable group of at-risk children—including iron-willed fourteen-year-old Tiny, who would become the project’s most haunting and enduring face, along with the pugnacious yet resourceful Rat and the affable drifter DeWayne—who, driven from their broken homes, survive by hustling, panhandling, and dumpster diving. Granted remarkable access to their world, the filmmakers craft a devastatingly frank, nonjudgmental portrait of lost youth growing up far too soon in a world that has failed them.
Synopsis courtesy of Janus Films
What
A Documentary Series Presented in partnership with Northwest Film Forum and Seattle Documentary Association (SeaDoc)
Where
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
When
Thursday, June 5th / 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased here.