Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 93 min
  • Premiere: 2022. April 27.

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.

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Leanna Sullivan

Jr. Journalist

Whitney Lemelin

Mark Stryker

Camera

Jeff Sukes

Director of Photography

Directing

James McGovern

Director

Sam Katz

Director

Editing

Production

Sam Katz

Executive Producer

Sound

Daniel Slatkin

Original Music Composer

Writing

Camera

Jeff Sukes

Director of Photography

Directing

James McGovern

Director

Sam Katz

Director

Editing

Production

Sam Katz

Executive Producer

Sound

Daniel Slatkin

Original Music Composer

Writing