Diego & frida in detroit [to support diego & frida in detroit, a feature documentary exploring the life and art of diego rivera and frida kahlo during their time in 1930S detroit and the indelible…

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) provides $600,000 to support the production of a feature documentary film titled "DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT". The film will explore the life and art of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during their time in 1930s Detroit, and the lasting impact they had on the city's cultural identity and political history. The project will be carried out by Women Make Movies, a woman-owned non-profit organization focused on supporting independent documentary filmmaking and highlighting diverse narratives. Through this grant, Women Make Movies will create a documentary that examines how Rivera's iconic Detroit Industry murals legitimized the contributions of Detroit's working-class, multi-racial population, while also exploring how Kahlo's art and personal experiences were shaped by her time in the city. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026.

Diego & frida in detroit [to support diego & frida in detroit, a feature documentary exploring the life and art of diego rivera and frida kahlo during their time in 1930S detroit and the indelible mark they left on the cultural identity and political history of the city and its people. In rivera?S detroit industry murals, he depicted detroit?S working class, with its many races and ethnicities, on the rarefied walls of the city?S art museum - legitimizing their long-ignored cultural and historical contributions to the city. Frida kahlo faced some of her most challenging life events while living in detroit, but through this adversity created some of her most critically acclaimed works of art and established the ground-breaking voice that would define her work until the end of her life - changing the face of modern art along with IT. Together, rivera and kahlo brought the people of detroit into a meaningful relationship with an art that was ?theirs,? A legacy that has continued to the present day.]