Harlem School 1970

Harlem School 1970

#What was it like to live in Harlem, New York in 1970 and attend elementary school?


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0h 51m 2018 HD

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.


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