Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon is a 2026 documentary short film edited and directed by Bill Morrison.MUBI It examines the mass deportation program led by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the course of one afternoon in a Chicago public park.
Release The film premiered at the 2026 Visions du Réel, where it received Special Mention in the International Medium Length & Short Film Competition. It was also selected for the 53rd Telluride Film Festival.
Synopsis On October 12, 2025, a Latino man was seized without warrant by unidentified and masked agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a Sunday afternoon near Chicago's Albany Park.Visions Du ReelThe Moviegoer: Steel and solidarity – Chicago ReaderDokufest
Production The film utilizes cell phone and body camera footages to show the chaotic decadence on said Sunday afternoon.New documentary short gives insight into chaos of Operation Midway Blitz – WBEZ ChicagoAlbany Park Border Bust: Chicago Short Film Lays Bare Sawyer Avenue Chaos – Hoodline Chicago News
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The entire film at The New Yorker