(Youngstown/Steel Town)

Content: The evolution of an Ohio rust belt city is examined in this double-screen projection by Massillon-born, Los Angeles–based artist William E. Jones. The 1944 propaganda film Steel Town, which shows the booming wartime steel industry of Youngstown, Ohio, plays alongside contemporary footage of the city’s now-quiet empty streets and abandoned buildings, underscoring the bleak reality of this postindustrial city.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

6 minutes

Year:

2016

Directors:

William E. Jones

Crews:

Director