“The day-to-day life and expressive culture of a group of runaways in San Francisco in one of the first “no-budget” 8mm video documentaries. The runaway teens created a cohesive family on the streets; their mistreatment of “sadobaby” dolls mirrors they way their abusive parents treated them. Made from 1986 to 1988 by videographer and folklorist Nancy Kalow; produced by Nancy Kalow and writer/social worker May Petersen. Special Jury Trophy: San Francisco International Film Festival. Gold Hugo: Chicago International Film Festival.”

This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies

Director: Nancy Kalow
Producer: Nancy Kalow, May Petersen
Audio/Visual: sound, color

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

Sequel: “The Loser’s Club” 1992 (13 min)

Sequel to “Sadobabies,” showing three of the original characters, 5 years later. The years have been better for some than for others. One has gotten off the streets and into a twelve-step program, for example, and one divides her time between singing in a punk rock band and a day job as a sex worker.
This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies
Producer: Nancy Kalow
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

via Internet Archive, Prelinger Collection

(Discussion at Neurological Correlates)

See Neurological Correlates for my take on this 1985 film.