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 Featured in Workers Unite! Virtual Film Festival
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!
Download the 13 Chapter Guide from https://www.newday.com/film/detroit-48202-conversations-along-postal-route
DETROIT 48202 Premier At 2018 Detroit Free Press Film Festival
We brought DETROIT 48202 home for its world premiere at the Detroit Free Press Film Festival on April 14 – 15, 2018. The film and its star, Wendell Watkins, got a lot of love from two sold out audiences at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Historical Museum.
We look forward to future community screenings in the Detroit area in the coming months. Stay tuned for details.