759: Boy Scouts of Harlem (2009)
- Directed by
- Justin Szlasa
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a Boy Scout troop in Harlem. It shows the scouts and their leaders as they go about their activities and build community.
community-focusedupliftingobservationalearnestwarmquietly inspiringfamily-oriented
What happens
759: Boy Scouts of Harlem is a family documentary about Boy Scout Troop 759, which meets in Harlem. It was directed by Jake Boritt and Justin Szlasa who also produced, wrote, and edited the film. The film premiered as a free community event on March 14, 2009, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem on Lenox Avenue. Two weeks later it screened on board the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in Manhattan, then on October 8, 2009, Senator Jeff Sessions and Senator Ben Nelson sponsored a screening on Capitol Hill. The film aired on public television stations around the country starting in August 2010, as presented by Maryland Public Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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