City So REal
Producer / Sound
Academy Award ® -nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the death of George Floyd.
Produced by
Zak Piper, Steve James
Directed by
Steve James
Distinctions
2020 Sundance Film Festival Premiere
WINNER 2022 Cinema Eye Award, Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Series
NOMINEE 2020-2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
NOMINEE 2020-2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
NOMINEE 2021 Independent Spirit Awards, Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
NOMINEE 2021 Gotham Awards, Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
NOMINEE 2021 IDA Awards, Best Multi-Part Documentary
NOMINEE 2021 Television Critics Association, Outstanding Achievement in News & Information
NOMINEE 2022 Cinema Eye Awards, Outstanding Broadcast Editing
NOMINEE 2022 Cinema Eye Awards, Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography