Documentary on Chicago mayoral race in the works
The Oscar-nominated director behind “Hoop Dreams,” “Life Itself ” and the recent Starz series “America to Me” now is working on a documentary on Chicago and its looming mayoral election.
The filmmaker, Steve James, has begun photography on the feature film, tentatively titled “Chicago Story,” the local production company Kartemquin Films announced Monday.
The announcement said the movie will be “a mosaic portrait of Chicago today, captured at this crucial juncture in the city’s history — the upcoming mayoral election in February 2019.” Principal photography is already underway.
Participant Media, the issue-based production company that worked with Kartemquin on “America to Me,” will finance the project. Its executive producers will include Kartemquin co-founder Gordon Quinn and “There Are No Children Here” author Alex Kotlowitz. James worked with Kotlowitz on the acclaimed 2011 documentary “The Interrupters,” about violence prevention in Chicago.
“This is a film I’ve wanted to do for years, and right now seems the perfect time to make it,” James said of the current project.
“America to Me” examined inequities over the course of a year at the racially diverse Oak Park and River Forest High School.
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Delta adds rules for support animals
ATLANTA — If you’re planning a flight longer than eight hours, Delta Air Lines says you can’t bring an emotional-support animal with you. The rules for pups are getting tighter too. Neither support animals nor trained service animals will be allowed on any Delta flights if they are under 4 months old. Delta says the changes take effect Dec. 18. The airline says exceptions will be made until Feb. 1 for customers who already bought a ticket.