Ewing, Heidi E. Grady, Rachel New Video Group text 2012 monographic xu0 eng 1 videodisc (91 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 inches 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, sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution. Rating: Not rated. Docurama ; Loki Films, LLC ; New Video Group ; directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. African Americans Immigrants Middle class Nonfiction films Documentary films Social conditions Detroit, Michigan Detroit Michigan 1422922898 9781422922897 pucpr 100419 20240131160107.0