GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH
Price: $265.00 Code: 1770 |
Directed by Robbie Hart, Luc Côté and Joël Bertomeu
1990, 23 mins.
Purchase: $265 Rental: $50
This documentary chronicles one week in the life of street kids living in Cusco, Peru. Working in collaboration with a shelter for some of Cusco's 3,000 street kids, the filmmakers enlist several of the youngsters to form a street theatre company. Through a series of theatrical skits, the kids express their vision of life in the street and, in the process, reveal a complex world of sorrows and joys.
"The film is short and to the point, with good graphics and music."—Library Journal
1990, 23 mins.
Purchase: $265 Rental: $50
This documentary chronicles one week in the life of street kids living in Cusco, Peru. Working in collaboration with a shelter for some of Cusco's 3,000 street kids, the filmmakers enlist several of the youngsters to form a street theatre company. Through a series of theatrical skits, the kids express their vision of life in the street and, in the process, reveal a complex world of sorrows and joys.
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Festivals & Awards
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film FestivalReviews
"This program serves as a consciousness-raising instrument, and forces viewers to examine an aspect of one of the world's major social problems."—Video Rating Guide for Libraries"The film is short and to the point, with good graphics and music."—Library Journal