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+ | '''''Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street''''', originally titled simply ''Street Gang'', is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' documentary based on [[Street Gang|the book of the same name]] by Michael Davis. Much like the book, the documentary follows the story of the creation of ''Sesame Street'' and the [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]] during the first 20 years of the show. |
| + | The film was first announced in 2016, with Marah Strauch originally attached to direct.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2016/04/marah-strauch-sesame-street-docu-macrocosm-entertainment-citizen-skull-1201730178/ ‘Sesame Street’ Docu ‘Street Gang’ Coming From ‘Sunshine Superman’ Director Marah Strauch], Deadline.com, April 1, 2016.</ref> Funding for the production was partially raised from an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign, which offered customized ''Sesame Street'' perks. When the campaign launched, the film was expected to have "a late 2017 or early 2018 release."<ref>[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-gang-a-documentary-on-sesame-street#/ IndieGogo "FAQ: About Street Gang"]</ref> In Fall 2018, the U.S. streaming and broadcast rights were acquired by [[HBO]] and the worldwide rights by Focus Features.<ref>''Variety'': [https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sesame-street-documentary-street-gang-1203020497/ "Sesame Street Doc ‘Street Gang’ Picked Up by HBO, Focus Features"], November 5, 2018.</ref> The film's release date was later pushed back to 2019,<ref>{{popup|StreetGang-2019Poster.jpg|Poster from their official website}}</ref> then 2020.<ref>[https://twitter.com/StreetGangMovie @StreetGangMovie bio on Twitter]: "COMING IN 2020!", accessed October 23, 2019</ref> |
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| − | The documentary will be directed by [[Marilyn Agrelo]] (originally announced to be Marah Strauch) and jointly produced by Macrocosm Entertainment and Citizen Skull Productions. Funding for the production was partially raised via crowd-sourcing among fans on Indiegogo, offering customized ''Sesame Street'' perks. |
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| + | In December 2020, [[WarnerMedia]] announced that the film, releasing under HBO's Documentary Films unit and gaining the subtitle "How We Got to Sesame Street," would air on the network and be available to stream on [[HBO Max]] in 2021.<ref>[https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-documentary-films-debut-street-gang-how-we-got-sesame-street-2021 WarnerMedia Pressroom Media Release - "HBO Documentary Films to Debut STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET in 2021"], December 8, 2020</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the film made its nationwide online world premiere on January 30, 2021 at the [[Utah|Sundance Film Festival]], with a second screening on February 1. Geoblocking was set to keep the event limited to [[The United States of America|US]] audiences only.<ref>[https://fpg.festival.sundance.org/film-info/5fd06b5a8e9fe3962033c571 Sundance.org - STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET]</ref> Ahead of the film's Sundance premiere, the U.S. theatrical and home entertainment rights were acquired by Screen Media, planned for public release in Spring 2021.<ref>''Variety'': [https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sesame-street-documentary-sundance-hbo-1234865985/ "‘Sesame Street’ Documentary Sold to Screen Media, Heads to Sundance"], December 18, 2020.</ref> |
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| − | When the film's IndieGogo campaign first launched, it was expected to have "a late 2017 or early 2018 release."<ref>[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-gang-a-documentary-on-sesame-street#/ IndieGogo "FAQ: About Street Gang"]</ref>It was later advertised to have a 2019 release,<ref>{{medialink|filename=StreetGang-2019Poster.jpg|text=Poster from their official website}}</ref> but no official release date has been set by the filmmakers and distributor. However, the movie's official Twitter bio says, "COMING IN [[2020]]!"<ref>[https://twitter.com/StreetGangMovie @StreetGangMovie on Twitter]</ref> |
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| + | The film's Sundance premiere was followed by a publicly available Q&A session with the filmmakers {{youtube|3BjvPL9JMKo}}, as well as one of the festival's ''Cinema Café'' interviews featuring [[Sonia Manzano]] and [[Rita Moreno]], both reminiscing about their careers and collaborations. {{youtube|YDmXG0mv9hI}} |
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| − | In Fall 2018, the U.S. rights to the film were acquired by [[HBO]] and the worldwide rights by Focus Features.<ref>''Variety'': [https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sesame-street-documentary-street-gang-1203020497/ "Sesame Street Doc ‘Street Gang’ Picked Up by HBO, Focus Features"], November 5, 2018.</ref> |
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| + | ==Interviewees== |
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| + | *[[Christopher Cerf]], [[Roscoe Orman]], [[Sonia Manzano]], Kate Stone Lucas, [[Polly Stone]], [[Joan Ganz Cooney]], [[Lloyd Morrisett]], [[Sharon Lerner]], [[Lisa Henson]], [[Brian Henson]], [[Frank Biondo]], [[Bob McGrath]], [[Holly Robinson Peete]], Matt Robinson, Jr., Dolores Robinson, [[Fran Brill]], [[Emilio Delgado]], [[Caroll Spinney]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], Nick Raposo, [[Norman Stiles]] |
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| + | *Archival footage interviewees: [[Jon Stone]], [[Jim Henson]], [[Frank Oz]], [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]], [[Joe Raposo]] |
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| + | ==Credits== |
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| + | *Director: Marilyn Agrelo |
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| + | *Produced by Trevor Crafts and Ellen Scherer Crafts |
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| + | *Producer: Lisa Diamond |
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| + | *Executive Producers: Lisa Heller, Nancy Abraham, Brian O'Shea, Nat McCormick, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Mark Myers |
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| + | *Co-Executive Producer: Michael Davis |
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| + | *Director of Photography: Luke Geissbühler |
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| + | *Editor: Ben Gold |
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| + | *Original Soundtrack Composed by T. Griffin |
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| + | *Archival Producer: Rich Remsberg |
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| + | *Associate Editor: Gil Choi |
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| + | ==Screenings== |
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| + | *Sundance Film Festival — Salt Lake City, [[Utah|UT]], but streaming nationwide due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] <small>(January 30, and February 1, 2021)</small> |
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==Sources== |
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| − | *<small>[http://deadline.com/2016/04/marah-strauch-sesame-street-docu-macrocosm-entertainment-citizen-skull-1201730178/ ‘Sesame Street’ Docu ‘Street Gang’ Coming From ‘Sunshine Superman’ Director Marah Strauch], Deadline.com, April 1, 2016.</small> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://streetgangmovie.com/ Official site] |
*[http://streetgangmovie.com/ Official site] |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/streetgangmovie/ Official Facebook fan page] |
*[https://www.facebook.com/streetgangmovie/ Official Facebook fan page] |
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ql4p1syBeY Sundance - Meet the Artist: Marilyn Agrelo on STREET GANG] |
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*[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-gang-the-origin-story-of-sesame-street-education#/ IndieGoGo Page] |
*[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/street-gang-the-origin-story-of-sesame-street-education#/ IndieGoGo Page] |
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| Released | 2021 |
| Duration | 107 minutes |
| Director | Marilyn Agrelo |
| Music | T. Griffin |
| Studio | Macrocosm Entertainment |
Street Gang production team: Heather Kenyon, Mark Myers, Matt Daley, Marah Strauch, Michael Davis, and Trevor Crafts.
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, originally titled simply Street Gang, is a Sesame Street documentary based on the book of the same name by Michael Davis. Much like the book, the documentary follows the story of the creation of Sesame Street and the Children's Television Workshop during the first 20 years of the show.
The film was first announced in 2016, with Marah Strauch originally attached to direct.[1] Funding for the production was partially raised from an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign, which offered customized Sesame Street perks. When the campaign launched, the film was expected to have "a late 2017 or early 2018 release."[2] In Fall 2018, the U.S. streaming and broadcast rights were acquired by HBO and the worldwide rights by Focus Features.[3] The film's release date was later pushed back to 2019,[4] then 2020.[5]
In December 2020, WarnerMedia announced that the film, releasing under HBO's Documentary Films unit and gaining the subtitle "How We Got to Sesame Street," would air on the network and be available to stream on HBO Max in 2021.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film made its nationwide online world premiere on January 30, 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival, with a second screening on February 1. Geoblocking was set to keep the event limited to US audiences only.[7] Ahead of the film's Sundance premiere, the U.S. theatrical and home entertainment rights were acquired by Screen Media, planned for public release in Spring 2021.[8]
The film's Sundance premiere was followed by a publicly available Q&A session with the filmmakers (YouTube), as well as one of the festival's Cinema Café interviews featuring Sonia Manzano and Rita Moreno, both reminiscing about their careers and collaborations. (YouTube)
Interviewees
- Christopher Cerf, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Kate Stone Lucas, Polly Stone, Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett, Sharon Lerner, Lisa Henson, Brian Henson, Frank Biondo, Bob McGrath, Holly Robinson Peete, Matt Robinson, Jr., Dolores Robinson, Fran Brill, Emilio Delgado, Caroll Spinney, Oscar the Grouch, Nick Raposo, Norman Stiles
- Archival footage interviewees: Jon Stone, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Ernie and Bert, Joe Raposo
Credits
- Director: Marilyn Agrelo
- Produced by Trevor Crafts and Ellen Scherer Crafts
- Producer: Lisa Diamond
- Executive Producers: Lisa Heller, Nancy Abraham, Brian O'Shea, Nat McCormick, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Mark Myers
- Co-Executive Producer: Michael Davis
- Director of Photography: Luke Geissbühler
- Editor: Ben Gold
- Original Soundtrack Composed by T. Griffin
- Archival Producer: Rich Remsberg
- Associate Editor: Gil Choi
Screenings
- Sundance Film Festival — Salt Lake City, UT, but streaming nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic (January 30, and February 1, 2021)
Sources
- ↑ ‘Sesame Street’ Docu ‘Street Gang’ Coming From ‘Sunshine Superman’ Director Marah Strauch, Deadline.com, April 1, 2016.
- ↑ IndieGogo "FAQ: About Street Gang"
- ↑ Variety: "Sesame Street Doc ‘Street Gang’ Picked Up by HBO, Focus Features", November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Poster from their official website
- ↑ @StreetGangMovie bio on Twitter: "COMING IN 2020!", accessed October 23, 2019
- ↑ WarnerMedia Pressroom Media Release - "HBO Documentary Films to Debut STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET in 2021", December 8, 2020
- ↑ Sundance.org - STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
- ↑ Variety: "‘Sesame Street’ Documentary Sold to Screen Media, Heads to Sundance", December 18, 2020.
