Ask Me Don't Tell Me

ASK ME, DON’T TELL ME. (1960, sound, 21 min, b&w, 16mm)

Sponsor: American Friends Service Committee. Director/Producer: David Myers. Resources: Copyright not registered. Holdings: LC/prelinger, prelinger.

Exploration of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco featuring interviews with teenagers from different racial and ethnic groups about their neighborhoods and gangs. The documen- tary offers community projects, such as the “Youth for Service” program, as a constructive way to draw teenagers back into the community. Ask Me, Don’t Tell Me is a revealing por- trayal of multicultural San Francisco through the eyes of disenfranchised residents. note: Received first prize in the “Film as Communication” competition at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960.

ASK ME, DON’T TELL ME. (1960, sound, 21 min, b&w, 16mm) Sponsor: American Friends Service Committee. Director/Producer: David Myers. Resources: Copyright not registered. Holdings: LC/prelinger, prelinger. Exploration of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco featuring interviews with teenagers from different racial and ethnic groups about their neighborhoods and gangs. The documen- tary offers community projects, such as the “Youth for Service” program, as a constructive way to draw teenagers back into the community. Ask Me, Don’t Tell Me is a revealing por- trayal of multicultural San Francisco through the eyes of disenfranchised residents. note: Received first prize in the “Film as Communication” competition at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1960.