Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Music Box Theatre

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Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon poster

A documentary by Bill Morrison examining an ICE immigration enforcement action on Sawyer Avenue in Chicago on October 12, 2025. The film uses police body camera footage and mobile phone video to reconstruct the arrest of an undocumented immigrant and the response of concerned neighbors. Introduced by director Bill Morrison and Judge Rubén Castillo. Post-screening panel with Rey Wences (Senior Director of Deportation Defense at ICIRR), Antonio Gutierrez (co-founder of OCAD), and Gabriel Paez (teacher and featured neighbor in the film), moderated by María Inés Zamudio. Following the screening and panel, the Invisible Institute and Latino Union will provide resources and an opportunity for audience members to share their experiences with rapid response to ICE efforts in Chicago.

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