INDEPENDENT LENS

Program Details
Air Time: 
06/01/2013 - 11:00pm - 06/02/2013 - 12:29am
Program Title: 
DETROPIA
Program Service: 
MX
Program URL: 
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens
PSIP Description: 
A dynamic cluster of innovators and creative entrepreneurs in Detroit, Michigan are profiled.
Long Description: 
Detroit was the birthplace of the middle-class; a great city that came with the guarantee of the American dream. Today, the Motor City is suffering from a bad case of post-industrialism. Hit with the deadly combination of myopic executives, corrupt politicians, severe racial tensions and a lack of innovation, Detroit now stands as a shell of its former self. And according to an increasingly loud chorus in the media, Detroit is "dead." But look a little closer and find that Detroit just may be the ultimate incubator for fresh ideas -- a Petri dish of creativity borne out of frustration and unwillingness to give up. With quintessential American pluck and grit, this city just may rise from the ashes thanks to a dynamic cluster of innovators, entrepreneurs and proud, self-proclaimed "hustlers."
Program META Data
Source: 
PBS
Program Type: 
MO
Language: 
E
Captioned: 
7
Caption Language: 
E
Audio: 
STEREO
Color: 
Y
Rating: 
TVPG
Subrating: 
L
HDTV: 
1080i
Content: 
Y
Letterbox: 
W
AC3: 
DVI
AC4: 
N/A