Downside Up(2002)
How art can change the spirit of a place
Downside Up Synopsis
How does a dying working class town end up betting its future on art? With 80% of its downtown buildings closed, North Adams, Massachusetts united blue-collar locals with art world luminaries to transform economic failure into America's largest center for contemporary art, MASS MoCA. A film by North Adams native Nancy Kelly, DOWNSIDE UP is about the tentative, dangerous notion of hope in a city widely viewed as hopeless.
Downside Up (2002) is a documentary film directed by Nancy Kelly, released on March 8, 2002 with a runtime of 56m. Viewers rate it 9.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.
- Director:
- Nancy Kelly
- Writers:
- Nancy Kelly
- Producers:
- Nancy Kelly, Kenji Yamamoto
- Cinematographer:
- Tomas Tucker
- Production:
- Kelly+Yamamoto Productions
- Status:
- Released
Downside Up Reviews & Ratings
Average viewer score of 9.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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Downside Up was released on March 8, 2002 and runs for 56m.
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