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J
an Kurlander knows something
about change. Ten years ago,
the Cleveland-born filmmaker
moved his family from L.A., where he
was a well-established screen and televi-
sion writer (St. Elmo's Fire, Saved by the
Bell), to Pittsburgh, where he grew up, to
start a new life.
My Tale Of Two Cities, his film screen-
ing Feb. 26 at the Detroit Film Theatre, is
a funny and heartfelt tale of Pittsburgh's
inspiring comeback, interspersed with
Kurlander's own personal journey of
transformation.
The genesis of the movie began when
Kurlander accepted a teaching position
at the University of Pittsburgh in 2001
for what he thought would be a one-year
Hollywood sabbatical. When he arrived
there, he was saddened to see the once-
vital city on the skids, experiencing a sort
of "mid-life crisis" not dissimilar from his
own. Within months of moving with his
wife and daughter, Kurlander decided to
make the change permanent and do some-
thing to help the struggling community.
His move to Pittsburgh and his aca-
demic post landed him a guest spot on
the Oprah Winfrey Show in an episode
about people who switched gears to pur-
sue new careers.
The notoriety he received from his
Oprah appearance led him to produce a
"funny, weird" film in the style of Roger
& Me, Michael Moore's 1989 docu-
mentary about Flint's relationship with
General Motors.
Pittsburgh, home to Fred Rogers, cre-
ator of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, was
familiar territory to Kurlander, whose
parents divorced when he was young. He
split his childhood years living with his
dad, Dr. Donald Kurlander, in Cleveland
Heights, and his mother, Jeanne Cohen
Wechsler, in Pittsburgh.
"When I was living an affluent
California life, I often felt disconnected
to the world I grew up in as a child:'
Kurlander said. "I know the people in
this part of the country have great val-
ues, a strong work ethic and tenacity"
But cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Buffalo and Cleveland must
reinvent themselves for a new age "to
keep going. This country can't be great
again until our cities are great again:'
The quirky, feel-good film includes
interviews with Kurlander's former der-
matolgist, Dr. Doug Kess, who provided the
initial funding for the film; former Steeler
Franco Harris; a shopping trip for cheese
with Teresa Heinz Kerry (she picked up
the $145 tab); comments from Kurlander's
old gym teacher (he was the class nerd,
he reveals); a talk with Mr. McFeely (Fred
Rogers' mailman); and a visit to a scrap
yard to visit Andy Warhol's nephew.
"This 'Rocky' movie deals with the
issues of family, community and place
says Kurlander. "By talking to real people,
you learn that to change a city like
Pittsburgh or Cleveland [or Detroit], you
need everyone's involvement, commit-
ment and belief — one person cannot
do it alone. And every great city needs an
infusion of dreamers."
Often the residents of downtrod-
den cities are their own worst enemies,
Kurlander notes. "Five years ago,
Pittsburgh residents were booing their
city; but when people worked together
to make things happen, the town began
to turn around, including the Steelers'
Super Bowl championship.
By developing new industries, retrain-
ing current workforce, demanding pro-
gressive leadership, and showing a can-
do spirit, young professionals will stay
in their home cities and make "Jewish
grandmas happy to have their grand-
children close by:' Kurlander remarks.
"And like Mr. Rogers said, 'It will be a
beautiful day in the neighborhood.' r
My Tale of Two Cities screens 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Detroit Film
Theatre in the Detroit Institute of Arts. (313) 833-4005; tickets.dia.org .