Street gang will be directed by marilyn agrelo, director of the festival awardwinning mad hot ballroom. An independent new documentary on the origin of everyones favorite street sesame street. New documentary tells the story of the creation and history of sesame street. Michael davis talked about and read from his book street gang. Street gang, a documentary based on michael daviss sesame street biography, is being adapted into a documentary. The complete history of sesame street by michael davis. Watch sesame streets 50th anniversary celebration movie. For media and other general inquires please contact. The world according to sesame street explores the dramas, challenges and complexities behind producing international versions of the beloved television program. The documentary street gang about sesame street tv show has been acquired by hbo and focus features. Two weeks ago, macrocosm entertainment, in association with citizen skull productions, announced the production of street gang, a featurelength documentary about the creation and history of. On bookshelves in time for the shows 40th anniversary in 2009, the book developed out of a tv guide article davis wrote to commemorate.
Joan ganz cooney, the childrens tv icon and cocreator of sesame street, is set to participate in street gang, a documentary about the groundbreaking show. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of sesame street on november 11, 2009 and its 41st season kickoff on september 27, 2010, michael. Street gang is the compelling, comical, and inspiring story of a media masterpiece and popculture. Okay, that may be a little ambitious, but the upcoming street gang documentary is a good start. Street gang documentary launches fundraiser muppet fans who. New sesame street documentary based on street gang to. Austin, tx macrocosm entertainment and citizen skull productions have announced the production of street gang, a feature documentary based, in part, on the 2008 new york times bestselling book by michael davis profiling the creation and history of sesame street.
In april 2016, it was announced that street gang would be developed as a documentary. Based on the new york times bestselling book and directed by acclaimed documentarian marilyn agrelo mad hot ballroom, street gang chronicles the improbable origins and expansion of the groundbreaking show that not only changed childrens television programming, but also had realworld effects on equality, education, and representation worldwide. Apr 02, 2016 street gang, a documentary based on michael daviss sesame street biography, is being adapted into a documentary. The book tells the story of the creation and the history of sesame. As someone who has faithfully watched sesame street when i was a kid, and then with my three kids, i was psyched to learn about the new documentary, street gang, that uncovers the origin story of sesame street thats based, inpart, on the 2008 new york times bestselling book by michael davis profiling the creation and history of sesame. The documentary will be directed by marilyn agrelo originally announced to be marah strauch and jointly produced by macrocosm entertainment and citizen skull. Documentary street gang feature documentary will allow. The complete history of sesame street is a narrative nonfiction book written by former tv guide editor michael davis. Apr 01, 2016 sunshine superman director marah strauch has been tapped to helm street gang, with trevor crafts, mark myers, matt daley and heather kenyon. Based on the 2008 bestselling book by michael davis and directed by mad hot ballrooms marilyn agrelo, street gang will chronicle the history of sesame street through exclusive interviews and.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video and it prompted me to visit amazon to see if it was available for purchase and to check out what else was available on the subject. Oct 18, 2016 a new documentary will soon tell us how we got, how we got to sesame street. Nov 01, 2018 joan ganz cooney, the childrens tv icon and cocreator of sesame street, is set to participate in street gang, a documentary about the groundbreaking show. Sesame street doc street gang heads to afm with the exchange exclusive 22 october 2018 screendaily street gang exclusive clip. Focus features in talks to acquire sesame street documentary. Oct 28, 2016 as someone who has faithfully watched sesame street when i was a kid, and then with my three kids, i was psyched to learn about the new documentary, street gang, that uncovers the origin story of sesame street thats based, inpart, on the 2008 new york times bestselling book by michael davis profiling the creation and history of sesame. The complete history of sesame street, by michael davis, a former columnist for tv guide, now offers the behindthelens story, the first comprehensive account, of this.
Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input have a news tip. Our independent documentary focuses on how, emerging from the turbulence and social change of the late 1960s, the shows revolutionary creators ended up making something that changed childrens education and television history forever. Street gang concentrates on the most experimental and. Production is just underway on street gang, a documentary on the origin of one of the most iconic shows in the history of television sesame street. This week im joined by executive producer trevor crafts and director marilyn agrelo to talk about what muppet fans should expect, how the film will expand upon whats in the book, and how muppet fans can get involved.
Today, it reaches some six million preschoolers weekly in the united states and countless others in 140 countries around the world. Based on the 2008 bestselling book by michael davis and directed by mad hot ballrooms marilyn agrelo, street gang will chronicle the history of. Classic sesame street elmo helps kermit with something by sawing14s. Sesame street doc street gang picked up by hbo, focus. Upcoming sesame street documentary needs your support. Agrelo will have access to sesame street archives through sesame workshop, the nonprofit behind sesame street, and the jim henson company. As we previously reported, street gang will focus on the creation and early days of sesame street, based on michael daviss fantastic book by the same title. Sesame street doc street gang picked up by hbo, focus features.
The producers have launched an indiegogo campaign to help fund the ambitious project with truly. The film will chronicle the longrunning childrens program through the decades, drawing from the. Sesame street set out to educate a nation of children. Independent documentary street gang explores origins of.
The complete history of sesame street is a nonfiction book chronicling the history of the childrens television program, sesame street. Street gang documentary launches fundraiser muppet fans. Much like the book, the documentary will follow the story of the creation of sesame street and the childrens television workshop. Production starts on street gang a feature documentary. Sesame street documentary lands show creator, big bird. Street gang a documentary on sesame street indiegogo. Sesame street, the most beloved childrens series of all time, is the subject of the new independent documentary street gang feature documentary will allow fans past and present the ultimate inside look into the creation of the longest running childrens series.
Production starts on street gang a feature documentary on. Coming soon as a documentary from focus films, the new york times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television. The film, titled street gang, will be based on the bestselling book street gang. Dec 24, 2008 the story of one of the most important and beloved shows on televisionhow it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by elmo. The special reimagines classic segments and songs like people in your neighborhood and its not easy being green as the sesame street gang gets ready for a big celebration. Based on the new york times bestselling book by michael davis, street gang is a documentary that tells the story of the creation of sesame street. In street gang, michael davis takes us through the entire history of sesame street. From research into how children watch television and learn short segments, jingles, colors, animation to the decision to have sesame street, itself, an inner city street, to funding, to hiring everybody both in front of and behind the cameras.
The 384page hardcover book focuses on the development and rise of sesame street as an influential childrens show and pop culture staple. Macrocosm entertainment and citizen skull productions are producing the feature based, inpart, on the 2008 new york times bestselling book of the same name by michael davis profiling the creation and history of of the show. Sesame street doc street gang picked up by hbo, focus features variety the documentary. Street gang the story of the street that changed history. Sunshine superman director marah strauch has been tapped to helm street gang, with trevor crafts, mark myers, matt daley and heather kenyon.
Just keep em coming until weve documented every moment from the past 50 years. Macrocosm entertainment and citizen skull productions recently announced production of a new sesame street documentary. Street gang is an upcoming sesame street documentary based on the book of the same name by michael davis. Focus features is in negotiations to acquire rights to street gang, marilyn agrelos documentary exploring the sesame street phenomenon, according to variety. Two weeks ago, macrocosm entertainment, in association with citizen skull productions, announced the production of street gang, a featurelength documentary about the creation and history of beloved, longrunning childrens tv series sesame street. Davis tracks down every sesame anecdote and every sesame personality in his book. Joseph gordonlevitt hosts this starstudded special that offers a sweeping look at fifty years on the street. The complete history of sesame street by michael davis is being made into a new documentary film. The story of one of the most important and beloved shows on televisionhow it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by elmo. Sesame street is the longestrunningand arguably most beloved childrens television program ever created. Oct 30, 2016 the 2008 bestselling book street gang.
Check out an exclusive clip and images from street gang, a featurelength documentary about the creation and history of sesame street. Dec 26, 2008 coming soon as a documentary from focus films, the new york times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television. When the first episode aired on november 10, 1969, sesame street revolutionized the way education was presented to children on television. It has since become the longestrunning childrens show in history, and today reaches 8 million. A look at the history of the longrunning childrens tv show, sesame street. An independent new documentary on the origin of everyones favorite street sesam check out street gang a documentary on sesame street on indiegogo. Oct 18, 2016 just keep em coming until weve documented every moment from the past 50 years. New documentary feature from macrocosm entertainment and citizen skull productions to include archival materials from sesame workshop. You may have grown up with sesame street, but you probably dont know the story of how it all began. Street gang documentary to tackle the history of sesame street.
Didnt find the dvd, but i did find this book street gang. Focus features is in advanced negotations to acquire worldwide rights to street gang, marilyn agrelos documentary exploring the sesame street phenomenon. The complete history of sesame street so i ordered it instead. Read fan reactions and let us know your thoughts on the allnew sesame street documentary 50 years and still sunny. Street gang will take us inside the minds and hearts of the sesame street creators to help us understand not only how they produced this groundbreaking show, but also what it was like to be at the center of a cultural and social phenomenon.
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