The Collector of Bedford Street

Bedford Street Map

Street Map: Film director Alice Elliott welcomes you.
Movie Theater: - Information on the film including awards, press, and screening dates.
Larry's Home: - Meet "The Collector" Larry Selman.
Larry’s Neighbors: - Learn how this NYC community helped Larry.
Outside the Neighborhood: Learn how to find and create community support.

Director Alice Elliott welcomes you to Bedford Street, home of Larry “The Collector” Selman. Use the interactive map above to find out more about the film.

	Movie Theater The making of the film.
	Larry's Home Get to know The Collector of Bedford Street.
	Larry's Neighbors Find out how Larry's neighbors established his trust fund.
	Outside Learn how to change to your neighborhood.

The Collector of Bedford Street

The Collector of Bedford Street is an award-winning documentary about director Alice Elliott's neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who has an intellectual disability. When Larry? primary caregiver becomes unable to care for him, his New York City neighborhood community rallies together to protect his independent lifestyle by establishing an adult trust fund in his behalf. The Collector of Bedford Street has screened at more than 70 film festivals around the world and was nominated for an Academy Award.

Recent Updates

Congratulations, Larry!

Next month, Larry Selman will be flying to Los Angeles, California to attend the 22nd Annual Caring Awards where he will be honored by the Caring Institute for his astounding spirit of caring and his dedication to philanthropy with the 2009 CARING AWARD.

The Caring Institute was founded in 1985 at the behest of Mother Teresa and seeks out the most caring people on the planet, honors them and holds them up as role models. As a recipient of the award, Larry will be inducted into the Caring Hall of Fame, which is located three blocks from the U.S. Capitol in what was the first Washington, DC, home of the great abolitionist Fredrick Douglass. Other winners of this year's Caring Award include Sherry Lansing, Colin Powell, Jane Seymour and Maria Shriver.

For more information on the awards check out the The Caring Institute's website.

Larry is on Twitter!

Larry is now on Twitter! To follow Larry on Twitter and get an updated account of his fundraising activities, please click here:
http://twitter.com/LarryCollector

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Donate to Larry:

You can now make online donations to Larry Selman's trust fund:
Click here to donate to The Collector of Bedford Street

Digital Streaming:

The Collector of Bedford Street is available to stream online through New Day Digital. The film is available for a 90 day streaming period at the low price of $4.99!