ABOUT THE FILM
Inspired by the visionary philosophy of James and Grace Lee Boggs, In Love & Struggle celebrates Detroit’s enduring spirit of freedom dreaming. The film highlights Detroit’s rich history of grassroots activism and ongoing community transformation, revealing a quiet revolution in action. It calls viewers to reflect on their own being and becoming — to recognize their agency, practice the future they want to see, and tap into the power of neighborly love.
Why the film?
We wanted to make a film in part because we want to honor our visionary place-based organizers in Detroit, who are the descendants of a legacy of revolutionary work in Detroit coming from James and Grace Lee Boggs, and their philosophies around how we get free together and what the daily and lifelong practice of that is about.
FILM DETAILS
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
In Love & Struggle
Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy
Detroit, Michigan
Short Film
Chera Reid & Zak Rosen
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“A stunning seed of Detroit wisdom and rooted hope. The legacy of Grace Lee Boggs grows wild.”
–adrienne maree brown
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Dr. Chera Reid (she/hers) partners with social sector leaders and organizations who are imagining and creating a more just and equitable world. Chera dreams about an expansive practice of education for liberation for her children and for all of our children. She dreams about traveling to places where her family can have racial rest. After twenty years in the social sector, Chera returned to the Black radical tradition of freedom dreaming to reconnect with her creative, bolder self.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
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EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS
CINEMATOGRAPHER
EDITOR
COMPOSER
na forest lim
Chera Reid
Zak Rosen
Jonathan Patterson
Josh Beebe
Ali Helnwein