Boblo Island Documentary by Caroline Bree Digging Detroit is proud to share a look at former amusement park, Boblo Island, produced by Caroline Bree of Grosse Pointe South High School. The project received an Excellence Award at the 48th Michigan Student Festival at the DIA on April 23, 2016–produced by the non-profit Digital Arts Film […]
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New Podcast: Archivists Roundtable at Historic Abick’s Bar in Detroit
What to keep, what to throw away? The eternal question for the archivist. Some of Michigan’s top historical archivists join us for a roundtable discussion at historic Abick’s Bar on their unusual world–sometimes spent in dusty shelves and digging through dark basements and mysterious attics–but often waiting for you at the reference desk. They’ll share some familiar […]
New Student-Documentary: Paris Burton on Restoring Theaters, Revitalizing Neighborhoods in Detroit
Updated June 14, 2015: Digging Detroit is excited to support the next generation of storytellers. Below is a student documentary and journey with producer Paris Burton, a new graduate from University Liggett. We also take an exciting look at the school’s unique senior year Academic Research Program. (See press release on Paris and her collaboration with Digging Detroit.) […]
Fostering Detroit’s Next Generation of Storytellers…
As a video productions teacher, I realized that the most important grade a student can receive on a project wasn’t from me but from a client. One of my favorite assignments was to have the students find someone in the community that needed an ad or a story to be told, do the research, conduct […]