Detroit based One of Us Films is producing a documentary film that will turn the lens on the possibilities of urban cities around the world.  Using the thesis laid out in Detroit Free Press writer John Gallagher’s Reimagining Detroit, the documentary will look to Detroit’s future, and, by extension, to the future of cities everywhere.

For while Detroit may be the nation’s poster city for urban dystopia, it shares its predicament to a greater or lesser degree with dozens of cities.  Population loss and industrial collapse scar cities around the globe, not just a handful of towns surrounding the Great Lakes.

Inspiration for the future using regional and international images will showcase the possibilities of urban change that include positive city shrinkage, urban agriculture, and daylighting streams.  Interviews directly with urban heroes about the work they do will talk about what has been accomplished and what the future can look like.

Links from this site are either mentioned in the book or help provide examples and inspiration for the film work in progress.