Detropia
Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's artsy documentary about the once-great city of Detroit and the decline of American manufacturing. Plenty of lenses have documented Detroit's dissolution in a greedy, pornographic way, but Ewing and Grady use their position behind the camera to elevate the voices of Detroit's residents. And what they have to say is that they still love their city. Sure, it was nicer and easier to live there when times were flush and the streets were hopping, but the place is far from dead.
by Sarah Mirk