Here I Am (1962)

A sensitive, low-key portrait of the East Bay Activity Center, a school in Oakland, California, started in the 1950s to help emotionally disturbed children. The atmospheric documentary opens with hilly East Bay streets shrouded in fog. The mist lifts as the film moves to children at play. Often shown in unobtrusive close-up, the youngsters appear as thinking individuals, enjoying the swings, puzzling out problems, or interacting with their teacher in the classroom.

Released

1962-11-07

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

10 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bruce Baillie

TMDB rating

7.6/10 from 5 votes