''The Children's Storefront'' is a 1988 American short

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about The Children's Storefront, an independent tuition-free school in

Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater ...

set up in 1966 to help underprivileged children get a better education. Directed by Karen Goodman, it was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

for Best Documentary Short.

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* 1988 films 1988 short documentary films American independent films Films set in Harlem Documentary films about education in the United States Documentary films about New York City Education in Manhattan American short documentary films 1988 independent films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language short documentary films English-language independent films {{short-documentary-film-stub