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Barber shop. Detroit / USA / First Hand Films ; a film by Luc Vrydaghs ; produced by Emmy Oost ; [a Cassette for Timescapes production].
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barbershops--Social aspects--Michigan--Detroit.
- Barbershops.
- Soul music--Michigan--Detroit.
- Soul music.
- Detroit (Mich.)lxEconomic conditions--21st century.
- Detroit (Mich.)lxEconomic conditions.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Detroit / USA
- Available from some providers with title: Barber shop. Ep 3, Detroit / USA
- Place of Publication:
- [Zürich, Switzerland] : First Hand Films, [2017]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- We meet 6 populations in transition via the microcosm of the local barber shop. In the city of Detroit, where formerly General Motors, Ford and Chrysler employed almost every citizen, was declared bankrupt in 2013. The car industry moved away to low-wage countries and over a million citizens left the city: "Motown" became "Ghost town." In this environment of decay, a few diehards stubbornly keep running their business; one of them is barber Roberto (73), who used to be the hairstylist of many Motown artists. In his barber shop the old spirit is still alive: soul music blares from his jukebox and his customers, mostly above 70 years old, swear by the glam Chuck Berry hairdo.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Alexander De Backer ; editor, Dieter Diependaele ; original music, Dominique Pauwels.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 4, 2023).
- Publisher Number:
- fh-basho3 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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