The award-winning documentary “Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit” is finally available for streaming.

The thorough, insightful look at the Motor City’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing in 2013 uses an innovative combination of animation, interviews and reenactments to capture the whole story.

“Gradually, Then Suddenly” won the 2021 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. In 2022, it was a highlight of the Freep Film Festival.  

Among those involved in the making of the film were directors Sam Katz and James McGovern; producer and screenwriter Nathan Bomey, a former Free Press reporter now covering business for Axios and the author of “Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy and Back); and producer Chastity Pratt (another former Free Press reporter and the current Washington Post national education editor).

The score was composed by Daniel Slatkin, son of former Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin.

The documentary will have its streaming premiere Thursday, to coincide with the bankruptcy filing’s 11th anniversary. You can find it on Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, Tubi and a variety of other streaming platforms.

Contact Detroit Free Press pop culture critic Julie Hinds at jhinds@freepress.com.

Good morning, Michiganians,

Here are some stories we’ll be tracking today:

∎ A Wayne County jury deciding the fate of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, the Detroit man accused of murdering Jewish leader Samantha Woll, will resume deliberations for a final day and if they can’t reach a verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial.

∎ Former President Donald Trump will formally accept his party’s nomination tonight during the final night of the Republican National Convention, his first speech since surviving an assassin’s bullet five days ago. Trump will campaign Saturday in Grand Rapids with his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who spoke last night.

∎ President Joe Biden is becoming more embattled as more prominent Democrats have told Biden that his continued candidacy imperils the Democratic Party’s chances of being in power in Congress next year.

In case you missed it, here were five of the most-read articles yesterday on detroitnews.com:

① 4 arrested in smuggling attempt on St. Clair River

② Pistons improve to 2-1 in Summer League with win over Bulls

③ 3-year-old girl killed by vehicle in Hamtramck

④ 22-year-old mPerks theft suspect takes plea, will give up $630K in cryptocurrency and cash

⑤ Court orders Metro Detroit coney islands to pay overtime, keep records

And in today’s advice columns, Dr. Abby consoles a Michigan woman who is longing for intimacy again with her disinterested husband of 15 years.

Does the diabetes and weight loss drug Mounjaro ruin the kidneys and liver? Dr. Roach has answers.

(CBS DETROIT) — Two weeks after Michigan-based Priority Waste purchased a residential trash service from Canadian-based GFL, some customers are still experiencing service delays. 

“When Priority took over service in those 73 communities on July 1, we inherited all the issues that came with it. In some of these communities, they were between two and four weeks behind, and in one case, they were almost 5 weeks behind,” said Matt Allen, Director of Public Relations and Government Affairs for Priority Waste. 

Allen said that in addition to the service backlog, his company is dealing with many other issues related to the takeover. 

“One of the issues that exacerbated the problem was that of the 535 vehicles we purchased as part of the take over (from GFL) half of them were not road worthy, maybe a little more than that actually, and we’ve been working diligently to get those things fixed,” Allen said.

Of the 73 additional municipalities that Priority Waste took over, most of the areas have been caught up with service; however, some delays are still happening. 

“It’s never good to hold onto to trash for more than a week,” said Washtenaw County resident Dennis Murray.

Murray said GFL’s service became spotty long before the takeover, but he is hoping to get some clarification as to when Priority will begin regularly scheduled pick-ups. 

“It’s pretty upsetting not hearing any communication and when they’re going to show up and pick it up,” Murray said. 

Allen said customers like Murray can expect to get back on track in the next seven days.

“And we’re doing the best job in a very deliberate fashion to get us to a clean slate by next week,” Allen said.