‘Grown in Detroit’ documentary earns praise

Tiny Mix Tapes — a culture, news and reviews site — takes a look at the Detrot-based documentary “Grown in Detroit.”

Excerpt:

Perhaps the most hopeful part of Grown in Detroit is the womens’
insistence on continuing to garden and grow their own food after
graduation. The care and respect shown to these vulnerable young women
by everyone at the school is a testament to the goodwill and charity of
which humans are thankfully still capable. But when all is said and
done, it is the unabashed realism of the faculty and staff of the
Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women that convinces us of the
integrity of their good intentions. The Poppenks have made a truly
remarkable documentary about a story of real, honest-to-goodness hope
in one of the most unlikely places.

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