Harlem School 1970

2018 | 51 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Harlem School 1970
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    A unique 'direct cinema' feature length documentary (no narration or interviews) originally filmed in the Spring of 1970 and concluded during the Summer of 2017 (footage added, restored, and re-edited). A day in the life of an inner-city Harlem elementary school. In 2018 filmmaker Phil Gries reunited with seven of his former Harlem elementary students whom he hadn't seen in 50 years.

  • Release Date

    01 February 2018

  • DirectingPhil Gries
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    $0.00

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