Politics and Murder...
City So Real
By Pamela Powell
ward-winning and
Oscar™- nominated
Chicago filmmaker Steve
James (“Hoop Dreams” 1995, “Life Itself” 2015), a man credited by many to have set a higher bar for creating entertaining, educational, and enlightening documentaries, keeps his feet firmly planted in his home city for his newest docuseries “City So Real” from Kartemquin Films and Participant Media. The series which captures the political and cultural landscape of the neighborhoods of Chicago during two pivotal events, the 2019 mayoral election and the trial of Laquan McDonald, premiered at the 2020 film festival to rave reviews. While the story depicts Chicago, it resonates with all Americans, as it delves deeply into our current national unrest.
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