Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

Directed by

Marilyn Agrelo

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of how Sesame Street was created. It follows the founders, writers, and performers who built the groundbreaking children's show.

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What happens

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Marilyn Agrelo. Based on the non-fiction book Street Gang by Michael Davis, the film chronicles the development and airing of the children's television program Sesame Street, featuring interviews with series creators Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, as well as writers, actors, and artists involved in its creation. An HBO Original Documentary, Street Gang had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It received a theatrical release in the United States on April 23, 2021, and was released on video-on-demand services on May 7, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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