“Streetwise,” the classic and haunting 1984 documentary about homeless street kids in Seattle, is a movie that’s now 35 years old. But for anyone who has seen it, the children it’s about — drifters, ...

Martin Bell's Oscar-nominated 1984 documentary 'Streetwise' is revived with the release of its long-awaited sequel, 'Tiny.' By John DeFore Intermittently over decades, director Martin Bell and the ...

Documentaries rarely come as harrowing as Martin Bell and Mary Ellen Mark’s Streetwise. Spinning off from a photo shoot Mark did for Life Magazine about street kids in Seattle, it is a time capsule of ...

Seattle, 1983. Taking their camera to the streets of what was supposedly America’s most livable city, filmmaker Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell ...

Martin Bell's Streetwise (1984) endures. It's a documentary that has spawned countless discussions on homeless children over the years. “I love to fly,” drones a kid in voiceover. It’s the first voice ...

Mary Ellen Mark, who passed away in May, was renowned as a documentary photographer for her striking images, which conveyed drama and intimacy. Beginning in 1983 — into the final years of her life — ...

"In 1988, Mary Ellen Mark published a poignant document of a fiercely independent group of homeless and troubled youth living in Seattle as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers.

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Child Advocates of Nevada County staff and board thank those friends and colleagues of Cheryl McCall for attending the benefit showing of her important documentary, “Streetwise” at the Nevada Theater.

A follow-up to the haunting 1984 documentary 'Streetwise' traces the life of Tiny, the 14-year-old prostitute who became a damaged earth mother. “Streetwise,” the classic and haunting 1984 documentary ...