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Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
Directed by Bill Morrison · 2026
Body-cam and bystander footage reconstruct a confrontation between Chicago residents and federal immigration agents.
Bill Morrison turns raw camera footage into a gripping, unflinching record of an immigration arrest.
In the documentary short “Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon,” body-cam and bystander footage examine a confrontation between residents and federal agents.
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