Ken documentary spotlights Detroit organizer after decade of work
Producer Brandon McClure told the Middlebury audience the film about activist Ken grew over a decade and shifted after rediscovering 16mm footage; he said the goal was to foreground Ken's personality and civic influence rather than a policing narrative.
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Brandon McClure, credited in the Q&A as the film’s producer, said he has worked on the Ken project for about a decade and described major editorial shifts after finding archival 16mm footage that allowed the film to center Ken’s personality. "I've been working on this film for 10 years," S4 told the audience, explaining that newly digitized material reshaped the cut and increased Ken’s on-screen presence.
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