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.

• DirectorRachel Grady
• Release7 September 2012
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration1h 33m
• Budget?
• Revenue$369,271
• Rate
  

  6.7
  35 reviews
• Productions

  Loki Films, Impact Partners, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, ITVS, Vital Projects, Independent Lens, Ford Foundation