With footage from the late 1940's, this documentary titled "In The Street" by James Agee, Janice Loeb and Helen Levitt captures the poetry in the streets of urban New York. The text at the beginning reads, "The streets of the poor quarters of great cities are, above all, a theater and a battleground. There, unaware and unnoticed, every human being is a poet, a masker, a warrior, a dancer: and in his innocent artistry he projects, against the turmoil of the street, an image of human existence. The attempt in this short film is to capture this image."

It has been divided into two parts, both of which are below…

Helen Levitt, a New York photographer known for her amazing work in documenting the urban experience within the streets of New York City, passed away this year at the age of 95. She truly had a way of seeing and through those eyes she saw a vibrant place, bursting with life. She had a way of capturing the culture through film. Her photos will live on and continue to inspire.

images via stephen daiter gallery,masters of photography and ground glass