City So Real

Academy Award ®-nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.

“Sprawling, sophisticatedand yet deeply focussed, this is a master work of precision and scope, and an instant classic in the political documentary genre.”

POV

“James isn’t telling the story of an American city, but the American city; Chicago’s problems are America’s problems, from our divisions to our strengths.”

INDIEWIRE

“An engrossing portrait of a city —and a country —at an inflection point, and a love letter to Chicago, too.”

VOX

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