Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
A vivid portrait of Detroit, America's first major post-industrial city, as it struggles to deal with the consequences of a broken economic system.
Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century...the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos.
With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, DETROPIA sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution. These soulful pragmatists and stalwart philosophers strive to make ends meet and make sense of it all, refusing to abandon hope or resistance. Their grit and pluck embody the spirit of the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America and begins to envision a radically different future.
Awards
~ Best Editing, Feature Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
~ Grand Jury Award, Independent Film Festival of Boston
~ Special Jury Mention, DocAviv: Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
~ Grand Jury Award, Indianapolis Film Festival
~ Best Documentary Award, Indianapolis Film Festival
~ American Film Special Jury Prize, Traverse City Film Festival
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