TREMOLO AND ITVS WORK ON "STAND IN THE FIRE"

July 7, 2009

Tremolo Productions is working with The Independent Television Service (ITVS) on "Stand in the Fire", a documentary exploring the people and politics of the Detroit Fire Department. Also partnered in the project are Tom Putnam, Jeff Malmberg and Brenna Sanchez.

Synopsis:

Once the heart of industrial America and the most cosmopolitan city in the Midwest, today Detroit is Ground Zero for our foundering American economy - record foreclosures, unemployment, and a failing auto industry have brought the city to its knees.

The fires began during the '67 race riots and have been burning ever since. Recent events - the auto industry collapse, a disgraced mayor in jail, record foreclosures - have brought it to the fore.

CITY ON FIRE will center on the firefighters' lives, and we'll follow their stories in all directions: to the intractable political machine; to the arsonists looking for insurance money or for kicks; to the struggling families they protect; to the failing local economy; and ultimately to the heart of this dying American city.

Filming is scheduled to begin in August 2009.

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