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Streetwise ; Tiny : the life of Erin Blackwell. Cover Image DVD DVD
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Streetwise ; Tiny : the life of Erin Blackwell.

Bell, Martin, 1943- (film director,, film producer,, author of supplemental material.). Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940-2015 (film director,, film producer.). McCall, Cheryl, (film director,, author of supplemental material.). Nelson, Willie, (film producer.). Nelson, Connie, (film producer.). Marsh, Kimberly, (on-screen participant.). Blackwell, Erin (Documentary subject), (on-screen participant.). Waits, Tom, (composer,, lyricist.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Janus Films, (publisher.).

Summary:
Streetwise: A documentary on runaway, homeless teens living on the streets of Seattle, who survive by hustling, panhandling, and dumpster diving, at the center of which is 14-year-old Erin Blackwell, a.k.a. Tiny.
Tiny: Catches up with Erin Blackwell, a.k.a. Tiny, the central figure of the documentary "Streetwise", now a mother of ten, struggling with addiction and regret.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781681438382
  • ISBN: 1681438380
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm).
  • Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition, Full screen and widescreen.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Two documentary films.
Special features: New director-supervised restored high definition digital transfers; New audio commentary; New interviews; Trailer; Essays by historian Andrew Hedden, journalist and filmmaker Cheryl McCall, and filmmaker Mark Bell ; four short films by Bell: Tiny at 20 (1993), Amazing Plastic Lady (1995), Erin (2005), and Streetwise revisited, Rat (2021).
Formatted Contents Note:
Streetwise / a film by Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark, Cheryl McCall -- Tiny : the life of Erin Blackwell / a film by Mary Ellen Mark + Martin Bell.
Disc 1: Streetwise with optional director's commentary, interview with director, interview with editor -- Disc 2: Tiny, the life of Erin Blackwell with optional commentary, 4 short films.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Streetwise: Cheryl McCall, producer ; executive producers, Connie and Willie Nelson ; music, Tom Waits.
Tiny: music, Tom Waits.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring Kimberly Marsh, Erin Blackwell.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
Streetwise: DVD, monaural, fullscreen (1.40:1), region 1.
Tiny: DVD, 5.1 surround, widescreen (1.85:1), region 1.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:
Title from container.

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Subject: Blackwell, Erin (Documentary subject)
Runaway teenagers > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Homeless teenagers > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Vagrant children > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Runaway children > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Seattle (Wash.) > Social conditions.
Sex workers > Washington (State) > Seattle.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library DVD 362.74 STREET (Text) 50686016076296 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 362.74 2 DVDs (Text) 33062009506057 Adult DVD Nonfiction Available -
Easton Main Library DVD 362.74 S (Text) 31901004521631 Adult DVD Nonfiction Available -

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