Streetwise (1984)

I do enjoy watching films that show locations I’m familiar with, especially from times before they and I were acquainted. Particularly here, anyone who thinks the problems that Seattle currently is experiencing should watch this to see that while the problems may have gotten worse in recent years, none of them are new. Beyond locality, there are a lot of messages to take away here: how to deal with those who slip through the cracks (both voluntarily and involuntarily), the threads that continue to spin from generation to generation, the unequal treatment of girls and boys that leads to extreme differences in results for women and men. I still don’t know how to even process how young they all were.

Oscar Nomination: Best Documentary, Features