Common Sense Media Review
By Melissa Camacho
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Insightful, artistic docu series has some mature themes.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 14+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
Videos and Photos
Humans of New York: The Series
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's the Story?
A video adaptation of the popular Humans of New York (HONY) photo blog project created by Brandon Stanton, HUMANS OF NEW YORK: THE SERIES looks at the various people and personalities that make up New York City. The 22-minute installments, which stream on Facebook, feature street interviews from 1,200 New Yorkers collected over a four-year period. Each episode focuses on a single universal theme and offers conversations that are related through interviews and cinematographic images of the city and the people in it.
Is It Any Good?
This artistic and insightful series showcases people from all walks of life who live in New York City and allows them the opportunity to share their stories in their own unique ways. Many of the interviewees, none of whom are identified by name, discuss some of their intimate dreams, disappointments, fears, and thoughts about how they see themselves in a much larger world.
The short interviews feel like excerpts of conversations selected because they speak in some way to whatever the theme of the episode is. But this isn't a bad thing, as it contributes to the random-feeling (but obviously highly curated) experience. Overall, Humans of New York: The Series gives us a glimpse into the lives of people living in the Big Apple, and shows us something about our own humanity.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the HONY project. How did it start and why? Why do you think such a simple idea became so popular?
What interviews from Humans of New York: The Series stand out to you the most? Why? If you were interviewed on the street for a project like this, what do you think you would talk about?
TV Details
- Premiere date : August 28, 2017
- Network : Facebook Watch
- Genre : Reality TV
- Character Strengths : Communication , Empathy
- TV rating :
- Award : Common Sense Selection
- Last updated : September 20, 2019
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