We are thrilled to present not one, but two, Detroit-made films, and their directors, in one week!
One night only – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 at 8:00 p.m.
Detroit Threat Management (2012)
NR - 87 min - Tickets $5
Detroit filmmaker Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman spent more than two years embedded with the urban paramilitary group VIPERS, whose stated mission is to protect Detroit citizens from predators. VIPERS stands for Violence Intervention Protective Emergency Response System and members of the group have worked all over the city, the nation, and the world. Detroit Threat Management is the chronicle of VIPERS, the people who join it, the man who leads them, and the city from which they have sprouted to fill a gap in public service. Jacob will be on hand after the screening to answer questions about the film.
Starting Friday, December 20
Detroit Unleaded (2013)
NR – 93 min – Tickets $7
Detroit Unleaded is a slice-of-life romantic dramedy about the Arab-American experience. Sami (E.J. Assi) is a Lebanese-American teenager who was banking on a freer life – one outside the confines of the family business, a 24-hour gas station on Detroit’s east side. When his father is fatally shot one summer night, Sami finds himself captive to family obligations. Through a vibrant cast of characters, the film humorously explores family, love, identity, friendship and love.
On December 20 at 7:30 ONLY, Unleaded director-producer-writer Rola Nashef will be at Cinema Detroit for what is sure to be a fascinating Q & A. This film has been selected for film festivals all over the world, among them Toronto, Dubai, Victoria Falls (Zambia), Twin Cities, Cleveland, Panama, Washington DC, Nashville, and Ashland (Oregon)…come and see why juries around the world were so impressed with this made-in-Detroit film.
Unleaded will screen at Cinema Detroit as follows:
Fri, Dec. 20: 7:30 + Q & A
Sat, Dec. 21: 5:00, 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec. 22: 3:00, 5:30 p.m.
Check out the trailer:
Related articles
- Film Review: ‘Detroit Unleaded’ (variety.com)
