Flint, Michigan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Movies=== * ''[[To Touch a Child]]'' (1962) A look into Community Schools, a concept pioneered by Charles Stewart Mott and spread throughout the United States. * ''[[With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade]]'' (1979) Documentary about the women of the [[Flint Sit-Down Strike]]. * ''[[Roger & Me]]'' (1989) [[Michael Moore]] documentary about the economic depression in the Flint area caused by the closure of several General Motors factories in the late 1980s. * ''[[Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint]]'' (1992) Follow-up of ''Roger & Me''. * ''[[The Big One (film)|The Big One]]'' (1998) Documentary film Moore urges [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] to consider building a shoe factory in Flint. Moore succeeds in convincing Nike CEO [[Philip Knight]] to match his offer to donate money to [[Buell Elementary School]], which would eventually become the locale of the infamous [[Kayla Rolland]] shooting. * ''[[Shattered Faith (film)|Shattered Faith]]'' (2001) Independent (Fifth Sun Productions) written and directed by Flint native Stephen Vincent. Movie was filmed in Flint. Cast was made mostly of Flint residents but did feature [[Joe Estevez]]. Vincent's multi-year project debuted September 20, 2001 and was released directly to DVD.<ref>[http://fifthsunfilms.com/ Shattered Faith] Fifth Sun Films</ref> * ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'' (2002) Moore's take on the gun industry also profiles the shooting of [[Kayla Rolland]]. * ''[[Chameleon Street]]'' (1990) Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s story of famed con man Douglas Street. Winner of Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. * ''[[The Real Blair Witch]]'' (2003) Documentary about group of Flint teenagers kidnapping and terrorizing a fellow student. * ''[[The Michigan Independent]]'' (2004) Documentary film about the Michigan independent music community. Many segments were shot in Flint, particularly at the [[Flint Local 432]]. * ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' (2004) Moore takes on the [[George W. Bush administration]]. Moore filmed students from Flint Southwestern Academy. Filmed Marine recruiters at Courtland Center and references [[Genesee Valley Center]] as a mall for more wealthy citizens, "The rich mall in the suburbs." However, Courtland Center is in [[Burton, Michigan|Burton]], also a Flint suburb. * ''[[Michael Moore Hates America]]'' (2004) Filmmaker [[Mike Wilson (filmmaker)|Mike Wilson]] travels to Flint to document small businesses and other development efforts in the city, and compares it to the depictions of the city in Moore's documentaries. * ''[[Flintown Kids]]'' (2005) Documentary film about violence in Flint. * ''[[Semi-Pro]]'' (2008) [[Will Ferrell]] movie which centers around a fictitious 1970s ABA basketball team, the Flint Tropics. It was partially filmed in Flint. * ''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]'' (2009) A Michael Moore documentary about the negative impacts capitalism can have on people and communities. * ''[[The Ides of March]]'' (2011) A feature film starring Ryan Gosling and George Clooney. Certain scenes were shot around downtown Flint, near the Capitol Theatre and the alley around it. * ''[[Minor League]]'' (2011) A feature film starring Robert Miano, music artist Bone Crusher, Dustin Diamond, and Brad Leo Lyon. Numerous scenes were shot around Flint, including Atwood Stadium where the story's central Football team played their games. * ''[[Little Creeps]]'' (2012) A feature film starring Joe Estevez, Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhees of Saved By the Bell fame (Screech and Lisa respectively), Jake the Snake Roberts, Brad Leo Lyon, and Robert Z'Dar. Restaurant and nightclub scenes were shot at locations in Flint. * ''[[The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963]]'' (2013) A movie about an African-American family who go towards Birmingham, Alabama, during the darkest moments of the civil rights movement, to teach the oldest child of the family that life isn't a joke. First half of the movie was filmed in Flint. * ''[[Thursday the 12th]]'' (2017) A feature film starring Jenna Simms, Brad Leo Lyon, Marilyn Ghigliotti, and Brian Sutherland. Approximately half of this film was shot in Flint, Michigan while the rest of the movie wrapped in Jackson, Michigan and Savannah, Georgia. * ''Don't Drink the Water'' (2017) A Brad Leo Lyon documentary film about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and other communities. * ''[[Fahrenheit 11/9]]'' (2018) Michael Moore takes on the presidential election campaign of 2016, the victory of Donald Trump, the reasons behind the failure of the Democrats to win middle America. The Flint water crisis and the role of both political parties in creating and sustaining the crisis is highlighted. *''Life in Flint'', a 2018 documentary with testimonials from numerous residents about the positive aspects of the city. 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