'Raised Up West Side' by Bretty Schwartz focuses on the struggles of ex-offenders and the work of activists and entrepreneurs.
"We have these labels out there, whether it's gangbanger a gang member or convicted felon, a lot of times it's very convenient to demonize people based on these labels," said Brett Schwartz, the director and producer of"Raised Up West Side.""When you get to know some of the people I was lucky enough to meet, you'll see these are human beings that have so much to offer," Schwartz said.
"A lot of black men, particularly in places like the West Side, South Side of Chicago, are either locked up or have come back. And the question for me was what happens when you come back," Schwartz said. "We hear terms like systemic racism. Somehow this stuff is controversial, but in the movie you see that this stuff was created by institutions," Schwartz said.
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