Detropia

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Product Description ------------------- 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. Special Features ---------------- * Over 90 Minutes of Deleted and Extended Scenes Review ------ Of all the Sundance films tackling the gap between the richest 1% and the rest of the nation…DETROPIA stands out for how it encapsulates the causes and potential solutions. --Los Angeles Times It's elegiac, beautiful and quietly devastating. --New York Magazine ...a moving and powerful micro-portrait of a hurting nation --Indiewire P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor --------------- Heidi Ewing is a director, producer, and writer of documentary films. She and Rachel Grady founded Loki Films in 2001, and have collaborated on several documentaries together. Ewing is a native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, and is a graduate of Mercy High School and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Rachel Grady is an American film director and producer. She is the stepdaughter of James Grady. Jesus Camp was coproduced and filmed by Grady in 2005 and debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 79th Academy Awards. She coproduced and filmed 12th & Delaware. The film premiered on January 24, 2010 at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition. She has frequently collaborated with fellow director Heidi Ewing. About the Director ------------------ Heidi Ewing is a director, producer, and writer of documentary films. She and Rachel Grady founded Loki Films in 2001, and have collaborated on several documentaries together. Ewing is a native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, and is a graduate of Mercy High School and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Rachel Grady is an American film director and producer. She is the stepdaughter of James Grady. Jesus Camp was coproduced and filmed by Grady in 2005 and debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 79th Academy Awards. She coproduced and filmed 12th & Delaware. The film premiered on January 24, 2010 at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition. She has frequently collaborated with fellow director Heidi Ewing. See more ( javascript:void(0) )