The Power of the Newspaper: Detroit in the 1960s
A documentary about how the Detroit Free Press covered the 1960s, a pivotal time for the media and the city of Detroit.
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Detroit's Olympic Uprising
In 1963, Detroit's Olympic dreams clash with the Black communities urgent need for change. Would a winning bid have changed the city's trajectory?
The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
"The Untold Story of Hip-Hop" Narrated by Chuck D. Tells the colorful true stories of the people, places and sounds behind the mainstream names we know and love. We start in Detroit, host of one of the most important and
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route
"Detroit 48202" examines the rise, demise and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of mail carrier Wendell Watkins and the residents he has faithfully served for 30 years. The resilient Detroiters on Wendell’
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
"Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" features the greatest assemblage of all-star musical talent in Detroit since the legendary Motown Showcases. The sold-out, 90-minute outdoor concert captures the spiri
Sunday Afternoon by the Detroit River
Inspired by the work of Jonas Mekas and Agnès Varda, Sunday Afternoon by the Detroit River was born from the desire to capture the “Beautiful” in everyday life, represented, on this occasion, on a summer afternoon in the
The Detroit Films (Reel #4)
“A dark, driven montage of Detroit streets, activities & diary entries of my films made in that city, that year. This is also a gritty, heavily spliced journal that cuts quick and dirty on the eye. Yet another recapitula
The Detroit Sound Project: Al Ester
A portrait of Detroit most energetic DJ and fabled dance music curator. This was the first short film produced by the Detroit Sound Project in 2011. The four-minute short film beautifully illustrates Ester's career influ
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
With three sold out nights at Detroit's Cobo Hall KISS repeated a three night stand from a year earlier, this time on the ROCK AND ROLL OVER Tour. Recorded live at Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, January 29, 1977 - the third ni
Judas Priest: [1990] Painkiller in Detroit
Judas Priest at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI, USA Hell Bent for Leather Grinder The Hellion Electric Eye All Guns Blazing The Sentinel Metal Gods Night Crawler The Ripper Beyond the Realms of De
The Detroit Films (Reel #3)
“A soft focus and so very silent, ‘essence of place’ shot in Provincetown to be later ‘remembered’ in Detroit.” (J.B.)
The Detroit Films (Reel #1)
“I believed this (Reel #1) film to have been lost, so it missed being on the Prismatic Music disc along with Reels #2, #3 and “#4. This one offers a portrait of a classical music d.j. broadcasting on WDET public radio, g
The Detroit Films (Reel #2)
“If there’s a film of mine that makes the case for multiple viewings, it’s (Reel #2). This has to be seen several times to be seen at all. The transition from filmmaking back into painting is here in the ‘props’ — 2″ cle
Resurgo Detroit: The Rise from Within
Some people are calling it America's greatest comeback story. Some say Detroit never left. While the world tries to define Detroit, a unique bond between a two-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker and a famous poet empowers
Richard Smallwood with Vision: Healing - Live In Detroit
Richard Smallwood & Vision – Healing: Live in Detroit is a powerful live gospel concert project recorded at The Straight Gate Church in Detroit, Michigan, capturing Richard Smallwood and his ensemble Vision at one of the
Abandoned Detroit - The City of Neglect
Follows Bob, also known as Detroit Unseen, into past and present icons of Detroit, including the Grande Ballroom, the Book Tower, Michigan Central Station, Herman Kiefer hospital, the former Cass Technical High School an
Yuki Johnson - Detroit's Vigilante
In racially divided Detroit, Yuki Johnson, a biracial teenager, transforms into the Detroit Vigilante after his father, a police officer, is targeted by a menacing gang.
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit
Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into insolvency, culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. his
Hiphopbattle.com: Detroit vs. Cleveland
The competitive arena of freestyle rap battles is exposed in this documentary that goes inside the hip-hop culture's most exciting spectator sport. The hottest MCs from the streets of Detroit and Cleveland are pitted aga
1984 Detroit Tigers: The Official World Series Film
Coach Sparky Anderson led the Tigers to a record-setting start of the 1984 season culminating with 104 regular season wins, a sweep of the ALCS®, and a World Series win. Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Kirk Gibson set th