Detropia (movie)

Oscars 2013: 'Gatekeepers,' 'Sugar Man' earn documentary nods

2013-01-10 11:57:00

Of the five�titles vying for the Oscar in the documentary feature category, four�offer�hard-hitting examinations of�tough-minded subjects --�the Israeli/Palestine conflict, sexual�assault in the military, the emergence of AIDS activism. The fifth is�a...

Academy announces documentary feature shortlist

2012-12-03 14:16:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday its shortlist of 15 documentary feature finalists and, as always, the roll was as notable for its omissions as for its actual titles. Notably absent were such critically and commercially...

Sundance 2012: 'Beasts,' drug war doc win grand jury prizes

2012-01-28 21:38:48

'Detropia' finds beauty in the ruins ★★★ 1/2

2012-09-20 15:17:00

Cross "Detroit" with "dystopia" and you get "Detropia." But the oddly beautiful documentary made by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady is subtler and richer than its blunt title suggests. Now in a week's run at the Siskel Film Center, "Detropia" should be seen...

Perhaps better described as a horror film than a documentary, this film examining the collapse of Detroit (and to an extent the U.S. manufacturing industry) offers sobering slices of life amid an economic collapse.

2011-11-25 00:00:00