The Flashettes
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When a man returns home to Bedford-Stuyvescent, he finds the young girls there dealing with growing problems of alcoholism, drug use, and teenage pregnancy. He decides to counteract the negative forces operating in the girls' lives by starting a track team for them which provides valuable discipline
Film Details
Also Known As
Flashettes
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
20m
Synopsis
When a man returns home to Bedford-Stuyvescent, he finds the young girls there dealing with growing problems of alcoholism, drug use, and teenage pregnancy. He decides to counteract the negative forces operating in the girls' lives by starting a track team for them which provides valuable discipline, gives them pride and confidence, and becomes a second family for many. The film follows the team through a city-wide competition held on Randall's island.
Director
Bonnie Friedman
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Flashettes
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
20m
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Released in United States 1978
Released in United States 1978 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Special Programs - The Documentary) April 13 - May 7, 1978.)
