In limited release the doc sequel An Inconvenient Truth (reviewed), Kathryn Bigelow's
race riot drama Detroit, the Hasidic drama Menashe (reviewed), and Brigsby Bear all barely dipped their toe into theaters but audiences expressed interest in all four.
But her reasons for taking on the biographical
drama of the 1967 Detroit
race riots were always clear, allowing her to persist while wading through emotionally difficult terrain.