Documentary Films
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal RouteA man, a postal route, a changing city. Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route explores history and change in Detroit, through the lens of African American postal worker, Wendell Watkins, and the customers he has built ties with over 30 years on his route. |
Cuban Roots/Bronx Stories
Cuban Roots/Bronx StoriesHighlights the historical journey of an Afro-Cuban family, from Jamaica, to Cuba, to the Bronx, revealing that the Cuban-American experience is more diverse, racially and ideologically, than we are often led to believe. |
With a Stroke of the Chaveta
With a Stroke of the ChavetaA poetic documentary short that leaves us wondering where to draw the line between "worker" and "intellectual." |
Disobeying Orders: G.I. Resistance to The Vietnam War
Disobeying Orders: G.I. Resistance to The Vietnam WarFocuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces during the Vietnam War. |
Remembering the Mamoncillo
Remembering the MamoncilloThe history and cultural importance of the Recordando el Mamoncillo festival and El Club Cubano is brought to life by dance scenes, testimonies of long-time members of the club and musical performances by Chico Alvarez y su Palo Monte, Son Sublime, the Charanga All-Stars, and Orquesta Broadway. |
News
DETROIT 48202 Reviewed in "Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography"
August 10, 2020
Andrew Newman of the Dep't of Anthropology at Wayne State University says the following about DETROIT 48202 in Antipode:
DETROIT 48202 Featured in Workers Unite! Virtual Film Festival
July 29, 2020
We are happy to announce that DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE will be featured in the Workers Unite! Film Festival Summer Virtual Festival which runs from July 31 – August 4, 2020. An incredible line up of anti-racist, working class themed films will be streamed for free on the WUFF homepage. The selection changes every 12 hours! Ingenious! Catch DETROIT 48202 August 1 from 12 midnight – 12 noon. Full schedule is on the WUFF Blog.
Detroit 48202 Teacher's Guide Now Available!
November 26, 2019
Download the 13 Chapter Guide from https://www.newday.com/film/detroit-48202-conversations-along-postal-route