Streetwise (1984 film)

Streetwise is a 1984 documentary film by director Martin Bell chronicling the lives of homeless youth on the streets of Seattle.

[2] It followed in the wake of a July 1983 Life magazine article, "Streets of the Lost", by writer Cheryl McCall and photographer Mary Ellen Mark[3][4] (Bell's wife).

[10] Streetwise follows the lives of several homeless teenagers, although it focuses most on 14-year-old Erin Blackwell, a young prostitute who goes by the name of Tiny.

Much of the time, Tiny stays at the home of her alcoholic mother, Pat, who seems unfazed by her daughter's prostitution, calling it a "phase".

(Corresponds to the order of the cast list) In March 2013 a Streetwise Facebook group was opened up in hopes of finding the children from the documentary.

Both Martin Bell and Mary Ellen Mark (posthumously) commented that they greatly enjoyed seeing all the kids they filmed over 30 years ago.

On November 20, 2013, Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell launched the Streetwise: Tiny Revisited project on Kickstarter.

by The Avalanches (2016),[30][31] as well as the songs "Say My Name or Say Whatever" by How to Dress Well (2012),[32] "Unknown Summer" by Burial (2023), [33] "Learn to Fly" by Priori and Sabola (2024), [34] and "Seducer" by Saraya (1991).