Short Documentary Program


TIM HAWKINS: PROFESSIONAL MORON

Directed by Christina Russell/12 minutes

After getting swept away by his whirlwind career, a comedian learns the meaning of true success.

 

TAKING POLETOWN

Directed by Tim Hedberg/28 minutes

In the early 1980s, General Motors found the perfect place in Detroit to build a factory. That meant jobs, economic development and prosperity. So, what’s the problem? An entire neighborhood stood in the way. This documentary explores the City of Hamtramck’s, aka Poletown, battle to stop GM and the city of Detroit from taking the property-in-question by using eminent domain and justifying it as for the “public good”.

 

SAFE HAVEN

Directed by Faith Marsh/12 minutes

Monica Kelsey turns her past into a passion for saving abandoned babies.

 

 

180

Directed by Grace Zander/9 minutes

A tattoo artist experiences a radical transformation and wants to help others turn their lives around by using his gifts.

Showtimes

Sunday, March 12, 2:00 pm, Celebration Cinema