The power of music to build bridges.
In this case, electronic and techno music is building bridges between Detroit and South Africa.
That's the focus of a documentary film called Electric Roots: The Detroit Sound Project. The short film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Filmmaker Kristian Hill is based in Los Angeles, but he is from Detroit. Hill says in exploring the underground electronic and techno music scenes in Detroit and places like Tokyo, Russia, and South Africa, he got to meet people from all over the world.
Hill says he found music lovers who have a real interest in Detroit music -- beyond just Motown.
“We’ve met people who tell us that you know, Muslims go to Mecca, but techno lovers go to Detroit,” says Hill.
* Listen to our conversation with Kristian Hill above.
Watch a trailer of the documentary:
There will be a screening of the film on September 27, 2014 at Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit. You can get more information on the screening and the progress of Hill's film on his website.
