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SPOTLIGHT DETROIT WORLD PREMIERE ON DETROIT PBS

  • Promotional graphic for Spotlight Detroit: Short Films Featuring Kresge Artist Fellows and the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist. Premieres March 31 at 9PM on Detroit PBS. Graphic includes stills from films showcasing 2024 Kresge Atist Fellows Aisha Ellis and Tamara Finlay.
  • Promotional graphic for Spotlight Detroit. Artists featured in graphic include Sowande Keita, Tamara Finlay, Seffanie Christi'an, Jit Master Mike, Lara Sfire, INK, and Ursula Walker.
  • Promotional graphic for Spotlight Detroit. Artists featured in graphic include Aisha Ellis, Weam Namou, Ava Ansari, Beats Rhymes Everything Detroit, Chaula Thacker, Damien Crutcher, and Imani Ma'at AnkhmenRa Amen Taylor.
  • Promotional graphic for Spotlight Detroit. Artists featured in graphic include Marion Hayden, The TETRA, Na Forest Lim, Gabriel Hall, Flying Cardboard Theater, Maurice Draughn, and Juanita Anderson.
  • Promotional graphic for Spotlight Detroit. Artists featured in graphic include Razi Jafri, HiTech, Katy Dresner, and Ian Finkelstein.

Spotlight Detroit: Short Films Featuring Kresge Artist Fellows and the 2025 Eminent Artist

Monday, March 31, 2025
9:00 PM

Watch live on Detroit PBS (channel 56.1)
or online: detroitpbs.org/live-tv/

Get the first look at the newest short films celebrating Kresge Arts in Detroit’s latest cohort of award-winning artists! Spotlight Detroit, the acclaimed film series, returns to Detroit PBS this March. The films highlight the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist, Marion Hayden, and the 2024 Kresge Artist Fellows in Live Arts, Film, and Music.

Spotlight Detroit is a creative collaboration between artists recognized with Kresge Arts in Detroit awards and metro Detroit filmmakers. Each participating artist partnered with a local filmmaker to create a unique short film that showcases their artistic practice. This year’s series features 25 films, each running between two and four minutes.

Featured Artists

2025 Kresge Eminent Artist Marion Hayden; 2024 Kresge Artist Fellows Juanita Anderson, Ava Ansari, Beats Rhymes Everything Detroit, Steffanie Christi’an, Damien Crutcher, Maurice Draughn, Katy Dresner, Aisha Ellis, Ian Finkelstein, Tamara Finlay, Flying Cardboard Theater, Na Forest Lim, Gabriel Hall, HiTech, INK, Razi Jafri, Sowandé Keïta, Jit Master Mike, Weam Namou, Imani Ma’at AnkhmenRa Amen Taylor, Lara Sfire, Chaula Thacker, The TETRA – Digital Underground Railroad, Ursula Walker

Featured Filmmakers

Jamal Adams, Zachary Cunningham, Format, Gold House Media, Stephen McGee, Neighborhood Bodega, Reel Clever Films, Toko Shiiki, Cinnamon Triano

Films from past years have won a Michigan Emmy and earned recognition at regional, national, and international film festivals.

Kresge Arts in Detroit and 7 Cylinders Studio produced this year’s series.

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