Into the Sugarbush

Screened at FCFF 2024

Year 2024
Country USA
Runtime 4 min
Director Eden Sabalboro
Notes Family Friendly
Topics

Film Synopsis

Step into the US’s largest urban sugarbush in Detroit’s sprawling Rouge Park with the Detroit Sugarbush Project.

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