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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 2021
A 2021 American documentary film, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, was directed by Marilyn Agrelo. The movie is based on the non-fiction book Street Gang by Michael Davis and follows the creation and broadcast of Sesame Street. Interviews with Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, who created the show, are featured alongside contributors including writers, actors, and artists from the series. HBO produced the documentary which made its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 23, 2021, followed by availability on video-on-demand platforms on May 7, 2021.
Crew
- Director
- Marilyn Agrelo
- Producer
- Trevor Crafts, Lisa Diamond, Ellen Scherer Crafts
- Cinematography
- Luke Geissbühler
- Editing
- Ben Gold
- Music
- T. Griffin
Details
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films, Macrocosm Entertainment
- Distributor
- Screen Media Films (United States)





