Documentary · United States of America · 2022 · 1h 33m

Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

Director

Cast

Leanna Sullivan as Jr. Journalist Whitney Lemelin as Mark Stryker

Crew

Jeff Sukes — Director of Photography Jon Kohl — Editor James McGovern — Editor Daniel Slatkin — Original Music Composer Nathan Bomey — Writer Chastity Pratt-Dawsey — Producer

Synopsis

Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into insolvency, culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY is the inside story of how a state-appointed Emergency Manager and the people of this iconic American city- confronting financial ruin-followed a treacherous path towards a new beginning.

Mood & Themes

politics economics

Key Collaborators

Sam Katz Director James McGovern Director Jeff Sukes Director of Photography Jon Kohl Editor James McGovern Editor Daniel Slatkin Original Music Composer Nathan Bomey Writer Chastity Pratt-Dawsey Producer

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