Below the Line

A young mechanic's hands tremble as he adjusts the carburetor of a stolen Model T, the engine's growl echoing his own desperation. Herman C. Raymaker's 1925 silent drama-action hybrid plunges into the gritty underbelly of Prohibition-era Detroit, where ambition and survival collide on rain-slicked streets. Through expressive visual storytelling, the film follows a network of garage workers and bootleggers navigating loyalty and betrayal, their fates intertwined with the very machines they repair and race. This atmospheric piece captures the mechanical pulse of a city and the human cost of living just below society's notice.