New documentary digs into disparities in life opportunities and resources in Chicago’s West Garfield Park

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Painted mural on Madison Street in Chicago’s West Garfield Park. Courtesy Khosro Beik
City Brick
Painted mural on Madison Street in Chicago’s West Garfield Park. Courtesy Khosro Beik

New documentary digs into disparities in life opportunities and resources in Chicago’s West Garfield Park

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A large mural on Madison Street in Chicago’s West Garfield Park displays data comparing the disinvested neighborhood with more affluent areas of the city. And that mural is the focus of a new hour-long documentary, We Witness.

Reset learns more about the film and what can be done to bring more resources to West Garfield Park.

GUESTS: Khosro Beik, filmmaker We Witness

Pete Saunders, urban planner and writer

Dr. Audrey Tanksley, addiction medicine physician