Doc News: Detropia

So I'm sure you've all heard about how Detroit filed for bankruptcy. I was just reading about it a little more (USA Today Detroit Files for Bankruptcy) and couldn't help but referencing the documentary I watched a couple weeks ago called Detropia. You should check it out if you want a different perspective of Detroit from the eyes of the people who have lived there through it all. I personally loved it because of the people they interviewed (they're hilarious).

Synopsis: 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.

Doc On,

- @kellclagg