Detropia /
"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...
| Uniform Title: | Detropia (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Published: |
Oley, Pa. :
Bullfrog Films,
[2012]
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| Summary: | "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 ... Detropia sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | "Licensed for public performance"--Container. Special features: Butch and Chubbs (20:17); The entrepreneur (1:56); City Airport community meeting (5:37); Summer scrapping (5:48); David remembers (1:41); Randy at Local 22 (2:07); Crystal visits her parents (5:42); Big and fast (2:17); Crystal at Cafe 1515 (2:31); Opera board meeting (1:10); Keeping the arts alive (1:17). Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; region 1. |
| Awards: | Sundance Film Festival (awarded 2012): Documentary film editing award (Enat Sidi) |
| Production Credits: | Directors of photography, Tony Hardmon, Craig Atkinson ; editor, Enat Sidi ; original score, Dial.81. |
| ISBN: | 193777242X 9781937772420 |