Detroit filmmaker Kristian Hill is looking to share the musical influences of Detroit’s electronic music scene with the world, but the negative aspects of his hometown have set production back, according to reports by the Detroit Free Press.
His latest documentary, “Electric Roots: The Detroit Sound Project,” has been stalled in production due to the recent theft of more than $8,000 worth of filming equipment, and countless pieces of audio gathered for the project. The theft occurred early Tuesday morning, outside of a bar in Eastern Market, Detroit, where Hill’s vehicles was broken into. The director has since been raising awareness, and checking-in with local equipment resellers.
The unfinished documentary has been previewed at France’s 67th Cannes Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has already been nominated for a NAACP Image Award.
Hill has expressed his thoughts regarding the film’s unfortunate setback via his Tumblr:
“One of the main things that has come out of this experience is that I can see and feel the support of the city. While Jennifer and I were in Cannes earlier this year people would ask us if people in Detroit supported our film. At the time we only could say to a small degree. Yet, after this unfortunate incident where I lost the “football,” my friends, family and the city have picked me up. I may have temporarily lost my equipment but I’ve gained so much more.”