Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
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Synopsis
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) is a 1h 47min documentary feature film by Marilyn Agrelo. Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Joan Ganz Cooney, Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Bob McGrath, Sonia Manzano, Emilio Delgado
Original language
English
First release
April 23, 2021 (United States)
Crew
Producer
Ellen Scherer Crafts, Lisa Diamond, Trevor Crafts
Cinematography
Luke Geissbühler
Editing
Ben Gold
Music
T. Griffin
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2021
- Couch Film Festival 2021
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 generic - Feature
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2021 generic
- Sydney Film Festival 2021 generic - International Documentaries
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | April 23, 2021 |
| Streaming | United States | May 7, 2021 |
| Television | Canada | August 2, 2021 |
| Streaming | Australia | August 14, 2021 |
| Streaming | Poland | September 4, 2021 |
| Streaming | Switzerland | November 12, 2021 |
| Streaming | United States | December 13, 2021 |
| Television | United States | December 13, 2021 |
| Streaming | United Kingdom | January 31, 2022 |
| Streaming | Brazil | February 24, 2022 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Full credits
| Director | Marilyn Agrelo |
| Cast | Joan Ganz Cooney (Self), Jim Henson (Self (archive footage)), Jon Stone (Self (archive footage)), Frank Oz (Self (archive footage)), Caroll Spinney (Self), Bob McGrath (Self), Sonia Manzano (Self), Emilio Delgado (Self), Lloyd Morrisett (Self), Sharon Lerner (Self), Christopher Cerf (Self), Roscoe Orman (Self), Brian Henson (Self), Lisa Henson (Self), Loretta Long (Self), Fran Brill (Self), Norman Stiles (Self), Holly Robinson Peete (Self), James Earl Jones (Self (archive footage)), Stevie Wonder (Self (archive footage)), Muhammad Ali (Self (archive footage)), Matt Robinson (Self (archive footage)), Odetta (Self (archive footage)), Jesse Jackson (Self (archive footage)), Joe Raposo (Self (archive footage)), Nick Raposo (Self), Johnny Cash (Self (archive footage)), Dizzy Gillespie (Self (archive footage)), Johnny Carson (Self (archive footage)), Frank Biondo (Self), Will Lee (Self (archive footage)), Orson Welles (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Fred Rogers (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Producer | Ellen Scherer Crafts, Lisa Diamond, Trevor Crafts |
| Executive producer | Brian O'Shea, Heather Kenyon, Lisa Heller, Mark Myers, Nancy Abraham |
| Cinematography | Luke Geissbühler |
| Editing | Ben Gold |
| Music | T. Griffin |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q104870154 |
| IMDb | tt5618690 |
| TMDB | 476044 |
Additional data: TMDB.
