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Motor City Rising

Motor City Rising

Description: Detroit, also known as the Motor City, has fallen on hard times in recent years with a decline in the U.S. auto industry. But there is a group of creative thinkers and artistic innovators who are trying to help the city rise from the ashes by celebrating the city's deep human tapestry. This documentary series tells the interconnecting stories of some of those creative Detroit residents as they try to survive in the slumping city and revitalize the once-great industrial area through creativity and determination.
Genre: Reality-TV
Year Released: 2012
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 3
First episode air date: June 1, 2012
Awards: Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces Film/Video - Documentary
Network: Ovation
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