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1/28/13

BORDERLINE: THE STORY OF 8 MILE ROAD






The Detroit Historical Society continues its monthly film series with “Borderline: The Story of 8 Mile Road,” showing Saturday and Sunday, February 9 & 10 at 1 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. Each screening is free to the public.

This 1997 Emmy-winning film, written and produced by Gary Glaser and Dave Toorongian, directed by Gary Glaser, and narrated by Kim Hunter; captures the spirit and eccentricity of metro Detroit's most provocative thoroughfare.  No other road in Michigan evokes a response like the one you get when you mention 8 Mile. From topless dancers and the neighborhood groups that battle them, to storefront preachers and the homeless people they minister, 8 Mile remains our area’s most notorious boundary.
Thoughtful commentary from Jerry Herron, director of American Studies, and Ronald Stephens, associate professor of Communications (both from Wayne State University), provides context and analysis. The documentary also features an interview with Mr. Belvedere, whose office is on 8 Mile, as well as clips from some of his classic commercials. Part history, part pop culture, this film, like a ride down 8 Mile, is both thought-provoking and entertaining. The run time for the film is 30 minutes, and it does contain explicit language so viewer discretion is advised..
The Film Series at the Detroit Historical Museum is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Detroit Historical Museum, located at 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit, is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for all, all the time. Parking in the Museum’s lot is $5 at all times. Group tour pricing and information is available by calling (313) 833-1733. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Kid Rock Music Lab, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City, and The Glancy Trains. For more information, call the Museum at (313) 833-1805 or check out our website at www.detroithistorical.org.