Film peels back layers to portray life on Chicago’s West Side
“Raised Up West Side” pushes aside labels and negative perceptions of the West Side of Chicago.
By Sasha-Ann Simons
Film peels back layers to portray life on Chicago’s West Side
“Raised Up West Side” pushes aside labels and negative perceptions of the West Side of Chicago.
By Sasha-Ann Simons
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In Raised Up West Side, director Brett Schwartz explores how deep-rooted issues like mass incarceration, systemic racism and food insecurity continue to shape predominantly Black neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side.
Reset talks with the filmmaker and a lifelong West Side resident who’s a subject in the documentary.
GUESTS: Brett Schwartz, director and producer of Raised Up West Side
Reynaldo Engram, food hub coordinator at The Farm on Ogden