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The Collector of Bedford Street (2002)

The Collector of Bedford Street poster
Directed by
Alice Elliott
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
36 min
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Larry Selman, a man with an intellectual disability who is a well-known community activist and fundraiser in his neighborhood. The film shows his daily life and the ways he connects with the people around him.

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What happens

The Collector of Bedford Street is a 2002 documentary film about director Alice Elliott's neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who had an intellectual disability. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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