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2009 60 min. Color
Imagine urban teens, pregnant and farming in a decaying city. They are working, learning and planning for a better life. It's not a movie script, it's a documentary by Dutch filmmakers Mascha and Manfred Poppenk. While Detroit may have a reputation as one of the most impoverished and dangerous cities in the U.S., this award-winning documentary exposes a different side of the city. It focuses on a very special public school, the Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women, which serves the educational needs of impoverished teenage mothers. Besides academics, the faculty instructs the students in agriculture, as every young woman at the school is required to assist in the day-to-day activities of the school's garden among the vacant lots of Detroit. The film takes its title from the labels the school puts on the produce it sells each Saturday at Detroit's Eastern Market. "The Poppenks have made a truly remarkable documentary about a story of real, honest-to-goodness hope in one of the most unlikely places," says reviewer Paul Bower.
Grown In Detroit (Louisiana Premiere)
Mascha and Manfred poppenk, Directors2009 60 min. Color
Imagine urban teens, pregnant and farming in a decaying city. They are working, learning and planning for a better life. It's not a movie script, it's a documentary by Dutch filmmakers Mascha and Manfred Poppenk. While Detroit may have a reputation as one of the most impoverished and dangerous cities in the U.S., this award-winning documentary exposes a different side of the city. It focuses on a very special public school, the Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women, which serves the educational needs of impoverished teenage mothers. Besides academics, the faculty instructs the students in agriculture, as every young woman at the school is required to assist in the day-to-day activities of the school's garden among the vacant lots of Detroit. The film takes its title from the labels the school puts on the produce it sells each Saturday at Detroit's Eastern Market. "The Poppenks have made a truly remarkable documentary about a story of real, honest-to-goodness hope in one of the most unlikely places," says reviewer Paul Bower.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 2:30 PM
Lafayette Public Libarary South Regional Branch
Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:30 PM
Lafayette Public Library Main Branch (Downtown)
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 2:30 PM
Lafayette Public Libarary South Regional Branch
Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:30 PM
Lafayette Public Library Main Branch (Downtown)
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