We Were Once Kids

Jun 10, 2021

1h 28m

★ 7.6

The true story of the kids who inspired the film that shocked America

Overview

In the early nineties, before the massive gentrification of many of New York's then slums, several young people from very disparate backgrounds left their broken homes and ventured onto the brutal streets of the city. United by their love of skateboarding, they formed a family and built a unique lifestyle that eventually inspired Kids, a groundbreaking and outrageous film directed by photographer Larry Clark and released in 1995.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Resolution Media

6 Seasons Productions

Film Victoria

We Were Once Kids Trailers

Cast

Self

Hamilton Harris

Self

Harold Hunter

Self

Highlyann Krasnow

Self

Jon Abrahams

Self

Justin Pierce

Self

Priscilla Forsyth

Self

Javier Nunez

Self

Jamal Simmons

Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

Larry Clark

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