The Troubled City

2008. USA. Directed by Bruce Gilden. From Magnum in Motion. 8 min. Bruce Gilden recalls the social documentary tradition of Walker Evans in The Troubled City, which gives voice to Detroit residents whose lives and homes were devastated by the 2008 subprime crises. Screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on July 1, 2017 as part of "Magnum Shorts: American Stories". Accompanies "Beyond the Frame: International Cinema by Magnum Photographers."