Directed by: Pam Sporn | 2018 | United States | 82 mins.
Detroit 48202: Conversations Along a Postal Route we take a journey with Wendell along his route, which winds through the center of what was, once upon a time, a vital and thriving city.
We listen in on his conversations with his customers – the resilient Detroiters who share stories of resistance: pushing back against racial segregation in housing; challenging industrial and political disinvestment; and living on reduced pensions because of the 2014 municipal bankruptcy.
Our characters share stories of hope and propose creative ways to re-imagine an inclusive, productive, equitable, and re-invigorated city.
A truly brilliant and illuminating film. By the simple act of trailing a mail carrier on his route through the city, Pam Sporn presents a stunning alternative history of Detroit that powerfully illustrates the impact that racist housing policies, capital flight, and neoliberalism have had on Black urban communities."
- Robin D.G. Kelley, Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History, UCLA