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ABOUT OUR STORY
OF…. Ever seen a bar graph jump? Ever seen a statistic come to life? That’s exactly what happens in Keith Famie’s latest culinary celebration of his hometown, Detroit. The series is entitled Our Story Of… Most studies of Detroit’s ethnic background have been dry and statistical. Butwhy? As the oldest city in the Midwest, Detroit boasts more than 60 separate vital and fascinating enclaves, which—according to historian Arthur Woodford, gives us ‘the largest multi-ethnic population of any city in the United States ’. African-Americans, Jewish, Lebanese, Polish, Greeks, Japanese, Swedes, Albanians, Yugoslavians, Belgians, Mexicans, Germans—we’re a literal smorgasbord of culture, cuisine and characters. Famie will explore our view of Detroit ’s heritage, celebrating the most exciting of these cultures in a series of one hour specials that will capture the essence of our genuine ‘ Detroit story’. Featured will be personal interviews from community leaders—and unheralded neighbors—tracing the histories of numerous representatives from each community and focusing on the success—and sometimes failure—of their individual ‘American Dreams’. The intention of the show is to visit the native country of one representative immigrant per show, returning to birthplaces and learning their earliest memories. A vital aspect of
Our Story Of…,
designed to leap generations, will involve Detroit-born teenagers—one per
show—being mentored by an immigrant from each of the represented cultures. For
three days, each youth will view ethnic histories through their mentor’s eyes
while learning of the individual struggles and triumphs that makes Detroit
great. The teens will work alongside the mentor at their individual professions,
sightseeing landmarks of nostalgic importance in the immigrant’s life, and
interacting within the ethnic enclave and the mentor’s family. As each show
concludes, the teenagers will share the interpersonal insights he or she has
gained from the cultural experience. Now he’s kicked his Adventure Chef abilities up another notch, exploring the culinary treasures in his own backyard. Our Story Of… is a collection of marvelous human interest stories which promises to be of lasting importance to the chronicle of Detroit, and will follow our growth from a river town to a bustling, multi-cultural, industrial powerhouse. The first in the series will be Our Italian Story…, scheduled to debut exclusively on WXYZ-TV7 on December 9 th in prime time, again on December 16 th, and concluding with a final special airing on Christmas Day, 2006. Prior to the television airing, Famie will host a special charity media preview at a leading Detroit-area theater. After airing on WXYZ this first documentary will be available on the Comcast VOD ( Video on demand) Production is scheduled to begin August 1st This is a Visionalist Entertainment Production For information: 248-624-9636
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