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Documentaries like
I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story and
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey have already dug into a couple slices of the magic that makes
Sesame Street so beloved by children and adults alike. Now
Marilyn Agrelo‘s new film
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (inspired by Michael Davis’ book of the same name) goes back to the origins of the groundbreaking series created by producer
Joan Ganz Cooney and writer/director
Jon Stone, and shines a light on the hurdles, milestones, and memorable moments that have turned Sesame Street into a worldwide sensation beloved by millions.
Mandalit del Barco, top left, moderates a Sundance Film Festival Cinema Cafe panel with Sonia Manzano, top right, who plays Maria on Sesame Street, and award-winning actress Rita Moreno, lower center, who played an array of characters on The Electric Company.
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Rita Moreno and Sonia Manzano have a lot in common.
The actresses, who took time for a Cinema Cafe panel chat, which started screening on Jan. 30 as part of the Sundance Film Festival, not only have ties to Puerto Rico. They are also pioneers in two of PBS’s groundbreaking educational programs, “The Electric Company” and “Sesame Street.”
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Marilyn Agrelo s sweeping look at the origins and impact of the revolutionary kids show transcends nostalgia, documenting television and cultural history alike.
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Half a century in,
Sesame Street has become one of the most reliable staples of childhood in America. You probably grew up with it; your parents probably did too, and your kids are probably growing up with it now. Which can make it easy to forget how radical the show seemed when it first aired. That, in part, is what
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street is here to fix.Â
The documentary takes a broad view of the first two decades of the show, digging into the heady days of its creation and introducing the visionaries who made it happen, while also serving up context about the world the show was being born into, and the impact it made on those first generations of viewers. It s a lot for one 107-minute movie to handle, and