Documentary Films

Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route A 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 Stories Highlights 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 Chaveta A 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 War Focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces during the Vietnam War.
Remembering the Mamoncillo Remembering the Mamoncillo The 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 Premier At 2018 Detroit Free Press Film Festival

May 8, 2018

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.