Taking back Detroit / a film by Stephen Lighthill ; a production of Available Light in association with the Television Laboratory at WNET/Thirteen.

In the '70s and early '80s, Detroit was the site of an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. The film examines these people against the backdrop of a city in extreme economic crisis.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Available Light (Firm)
Icarus Films
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Jacobs, Alan (Producer) (Interviewer)
Lighthill, Stephen (Filmmaker)
Welch, Kristopher (Narrator)
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2015]
Subjects:
Municipal government > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
Socialists > Michigan > Detroit.
Detroit (Mich.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (55 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
In the '70s and early '80s, Detroit was the site of an unusual development in U.S. urban politics, as voters elected two socialists to citywide office. The film examines these people against the backdrop of a city in extreme economic crisis.
Note:Originally produced by: Available Light, c1980.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:JS838 .T35 2015
Interest Grade Level:
10 and up.
Credits:Edited by Kristine Samuelson ; music by Sam Sanders.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewer, Alan Jacobs ; narrator, Kristopher Welch.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 17, 2015).