Sons of Detroit

Part love letter, part detective story, Sons of Detroit is a subversive film about America’s quintessential city, told through the lens of one unique family. Director Jeremy Xido returns to Detroit after 20 years to reconnect with the Black family who raised him, only to find their shared past fractured by time, silence, and systemic forces. 

Reuniting with his cousin Boo, recently released from prison, the two begin to unravel a deeply personal story shaped by race, belonging, violence, and love. Blending memoir, performance, and journalism, Sons of Detroit opens urgent and rarely seen conversations about identity and whiteness in America.