NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS LICENSES HELEN LEVITT’S CLASSIC IN THE STREET FOR AMERICAN MASTERS SERIES ON PBS

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NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS LICENSES HELEN LEVITT’S CLASSIC IN THE STREET FOR AMERICAN MASTERS SERIES ON PBS

GME provided Ric Burns and Steeplechase Films a sequence from Helen Levitt’s short, NYC street photography classic, IN THE STREET (1948) for inclusion in the 8 episode PBS release NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM. Levitt’s film appeared in episode 7, "The City and the World (1945–2000)" which originally aired on October 1, 2001.


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IN THE STREET, FILMED BY PHOTOGRAPHER HELEN LEVITT, LICENSED TO ARTE TELEVISION’S FILM SERIES “BLACK AND WHITE”

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IN THE STREET, FILMED BY PHOTOGRAPHER HELEN LEVITT, LICENSED TO ARTE TELEVISION’S FILM SERIES “BLACK AND WHITE”

Photographed by James Agee, Helen Levitt and Janice Loeb, and edited by Levitt, IN THE STREET (1948, 16 minutes), listed on the United States National Film Registry preservation program, is a classic example of NYC street photography. GME licensed the film in its entirety for inclusion in the French series in 2012.


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