Streetwise

Dec 7, 1984

1h 31m

★ 7.5

The streets - your only chance for life.

Overview

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Bear Creek

Angelika Films

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Cast

Self

Erin Blackwell

Self

Dewayne Pomeroy

Self

Roberta Joseph Hayes

Self

Lulu Couch

Self

Reed Early

Self

Patrice Pitts

Self

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7.4

Bus 174

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0.0

Synonymous With

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7.6

I Am Another You

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4.6

Maineland

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6.4

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6.9

My Life Inside

Jan 16, 2007

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8.5

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7.3

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

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When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China’s most notorious dissidents.

5.5

The Meaning of Vanlife

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The Meaning of Vanlife is an adventurous, revealing look into the Vanlife community through the eyes of nomads who have chosen to live a life of freedom on the road. A movement that exemplifies a deeper societal trend towards minimalism and authentic community building.

0.0

Through Their Eyes

Jul 24, 2021

Three young adults face the reality of homeless people in Milan and tell three different portraits of people that leave this condition in their everyday life.

7.3

Dark Days

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6.0

Under Cover

Oct 6, 2022

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7.4

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Nov 8, 1996

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4.8

#BKKY

Aug 3, 2017

Jojo, a 17-year-old girl from Bangkok, is about to graduate from high school. After her friend Q reveals a secret to her, the two girls grow close and spend all their time together. Jojo's father wholeheartedly approves of the friendship and is just glad that Jojo is not going on any dates with boys.

0.0

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6.3

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0.0

What You’ll Remember

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6.8

Be Water

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In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

6.9

Carts of Darkness

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Streetwise

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