Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarilyn Agrelo
Based onStreet Gang
by Michael Davis
Produced by
  • Trevor Crafts
  • Lisa Diamond
  • Ellen Scherer Crafts
CinematographyLuke Geissbuhler
Edited byBen Gold
Music byT. Griffin
Production
companies
  • Macrocosm Entertainment
  • HBO Documentary Films
  • The Exchange
  • BondIt Media Capital
  • Citizen Skull Productions
Distributed byScreen Media Films
Release dates
  • January 30, 2021 (2021-01-30) (Sundance)
  • April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Marilyn Agrelo. Based on the non-fiction book Street Gang by Michael Davis, the film chronicles the development and airing of the children's television program Sesame Street, featuring interviews with series creators Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, as well as writers, actors, and artists involved in its creation.

An HBO Original Documentary, Street Gang had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It received a theatrical release in the United States on April 23, 2021, and was released on video-on-demand services on May 7, 2021.[1]

  1. ^ Dry, Jude (April 6, 2021). "'Street Gang' Trailer: 'Sesame Street' Documentary Promises Sunny Days Ahead". IndieWire. Retrieved April 15, 2021.