The Children's Storefront (film)

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The Children's Storefront
Directed by Karen Goodman
Produced byKaren Goodman
Toby Shimin
CinematographyTerry Hopkins
John Lindley
Buddy Squires
Edited byToby Shimin
Mark Weingarten
Production
company
Simon & Goodman Picture Company
Distributed by Direct Cinema
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Children's Storefront is a 1988 American short documentary film about The Children's Storefront, an independent tuition-free school in Harlem set up in 1966 to help underprivileged children get a better education. Directed by Karen Goodman, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1]

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References

  1. "NY Times: The Children's Storefront". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2008.