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Legacy is a 2000 American documentary film directed by Tod Lending. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [2] The film tracks three different generations (over five years) of a family in Chicago that lives in the Henry Horner Homes public housing. Their lives change, however, after a life-altering event - the ...
Cooked: Survival by Zipcode is a 2018 American documentary film, directed and produced by Judith Helfand. It follows the 1995 Chicago heat wave which resulted in the deaths of 739 people, primarily affecting poor and disadvantaged communities. The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2018.
Ghetto Life 101 is a 30-minute radio broadcast documentary exploring the lives of residents of the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was created by teenagers LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman and produced by David Isay for National Public Radio. The broadcast garnered international acclaim and won several awards.
Margie Ratliff, who was featured in the Netflix true-crime docuseries" The Staircase," reexamines the genre with "Subject," her new documentary.
The film is structured in two parts. It first follows the story of Scharene Miller, who was one of the last mothers to use the Maternity Center's home birthing services. The backdrop to this personal story is provided in the broader context of the rise of corporate medicine and the current barriers for the poor in accessing quality medical care ...
Pages in category "Documentary films about Chicago" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The film received a positive response from critics. It was the recipient of the 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Business & Economic Reporting - Long Form. [10] [11]Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader said that "Directors Anne De Mare and Kirsten Kelly persuasively indict America's failure to assist homeless teenagers, which a title estimates at 1.6 million people.
Public Housing is a 1997 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. [3] It records the daily life in the Ida B. Wells public housing development in Chicago, Illinois. [ 4 ]