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Brett A. Schwartz

@StoryScreen

Documentary Film Director/Producer

 Highland Park, IL
raisedupwestside.com
Joined January 2014
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So honored to win my first Emmy this past weekend at the 65th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards! @chi_natas
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Looking forward to screening HIGHLAND PARK STRONG @chisocialchange ChangeFest this Saturday!
Social Change (@chisocialchange) profile pictureSocial Change@chisocialchange3 Oct 2023
🎬 Experience Brett Schwartz' film “Highland Park Strong” @StoryScreen this Sat. at CHANGEFEST a place where film inspires change. 🗓️THIS WEEKEND Sat. Oct 7th ⏰12pm-6pm 📍Doc Films located inside The University of Chicago Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E 59th St #3 #changefest #art
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Here's my short film about last July 4th in my hometown of Highland Park, IL. It's about a mass shooting, but not about the shooting itself. It's about gun safety advocacy, but the issue is not the focus. Thx for watching & moving HP forward. #HPStrong vimeo.com/824962203
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🎥 JDIFF ALUMNI UPDATE 🎥 The doc "Raised Up West Side," which won Best Use of Music at #JDIFF2022, was released through a partnership with Freestyle Digital Media to multiple streaming, digital, and satellite outlets, including AppleTV, Amazon, DirecTV, Sling TV, DVD & more!
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Here's the clip from the @ChicagoToday broadcast today covering RAISED UP WEST SIDE. The film is available everywhere you watch TV through a partnership with @FreestyleDM nbcchicago.com/entertainment…
‘Raised Up West Side': Powerful Documentary Examines History, Current Issues Facing Chicago's West...

‘Raised Up West Side': Powerful Documentary Examines History, Current Issues Facing Chicago's West...

‘Chicago Today’ welcomes award-winning filmmaker Brett A. Schwartz, Reynaldo Engram and Nathaniel Viets Van Lear to discuss more about the new documetary and what viewers can expect.

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Thx @CortneyHall for hosting us on set today. It was a great conversation about my film on Chicago Today @nbcchicago - looking forward to the airdate on 4/27. Check out RAISED UP WEST SIDE wherever you stream content thru a partnership w/ @FreestyleDM raisedupwestside.com/
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@CornellAAP7 Apr 2023
The Chicago Sun-Times highlights Raised Up West Side, a documentary film by Brett A. Schwartz (B.F.A. '95) @StoryScreen. chicago.suntimes.com/movies-…
Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Documentary ‘Raised Up West Side’ begins streaming Tuesday, accompanied by soundtrack of artists from the region.

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Thx for the story @unseenfilms! RAISED UP WEST SIDE is widely available through a partnership with @FreestyleDM.
Steve Kopian (@unseenfilms) profile pictureSteve Kopian@unseenfilms31 Mar 2023
RAISED UP WEST SIDE is a good look at the West side of Chicago and the people fighting to take back the community from crime and poverty unseenfilms.net/2023/03/rais…
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Raised Up West Side is OUT NOW OnDemand & Digital HD! A film dedicated to following the plight of ex-offenders, social activists and entrepreneurs to change the narrative. @StoryScreen Watch #RaisedUpWestSide on #AppleTV: bit.ly/3zatvpY #Sup... shha.re/media/0fb9b05b-2d1b-…

Raised Up West Side - Apple TV

In Raised Up West Side, we follow the harrowing, yet frequently inspiring plight of ex-offenders, social activists, and entrepreneurs witnessing the f…

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The film is widely available, distributed by @FreestyleDM . Check it out!
Crusader Newspaper (@TheChicagoCru) profile pictureCrusader Newspaper@TheChicagoCru29 Mar 2023
Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Brett A. Schwartz takes us behind the headlines and statistics of Chicago's West Side in 'Raised Up West Side.' See the fierce tenacity of the brave and resilient people seeking change. #Chicago #socialjustice #RaisedUpWestSide chicagocrusader.com/raised-u…
“Raised Up West Side” is inspiring doc showing growth on the city’s West Side.

“Raised Up West Side” is inspiring doc showing growth on the city’s West Side.

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American DVD and VOD rights to the

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Thx for the story, @englewoodelaine!!
Englewood Elaine (@englewoodelaine) profile pictureEnglewood Elaine@englewoodelaine29 Mar 2023
“Raised Up West Side,” inspiring doc of rebirth of #WestSideChicago @LawndaleHealth #FarmOnOgden @chicagobotanic @40AcresFresh @_ddjones @StoryScreen chicagocrusader.com/raised-u… #violenceprevention #povertyalleviation #SDOH #farming #agriculture #reentry My piece for @TheChicagoCru
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Raised Up West Side is OUT NOW OnDemand & Digital HD! A film dedicated to following the plight of ex-offenders, social activists and entrepreneurs to change the narrative. @StoryScreen Watch #RaisedUpWestSide on #AppleTV: bit.ly/3zatvpY #SupportIndieFilm #IndieFilm
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AustinTalks@AustinTalks28 Mar 2023
Brett A. Schwartz @StoryScreen was concerned about Chicago’s gun violence, so the Emmy-nominated filmmaker decided to make a documentary. “Raised Up West Side” launches Tuesday on streaming, digital HD internet, cable and satellite platforms. chicago.suntimes.com/movies-…
Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Documentary ‘Raised Up West Side’ begins streaming Tuesday, accompanied by soundtrack of artists from the region.

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chicago.suntimes.com/movies-… Available on multiple platforms through @FreestyleDM starting tomorrow, 3/28!
Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Film goes to West Side looking for roots of gun violence, and solutions

Documentary ‘Raised Up West Side’ begins streaming Tuesday, accompanied by soundtrack of artists from the region.

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So excited to partner with @FreestyleDM to release my latest feature documentary film, RAISED UP WEST SIDE, in one week! Coming soon to @AppleTV , @Amazon, @DIRECTV, @XBox , AT&TUverse, @Vudu, @GooglePlay, on DVD - and many other outlets on 3/28. tv.apple.com/us/movie/raised…
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Coming soon to AppleTV/iTunes, Amazon, DirectTV, Xbox, AT&T UVerse, Vudu, GooglePlay, on DVD - and many other outlets on 3/28. tv.apple.com/.../umc.cmc.4f8… Check out RAISED UP WEST SIDE. Presale is now available on AppleTV/iTunes.
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#TheGrio: [Raised Up West Side] will be available beginning March 28 to rent/own on DVD and to watch via digital HD internet, cable and satellite platforms. FULL ARTICLE: bit.ly/3mzyNrK #comingsoon #press #filmacquisition #acquisition #film #losangeles
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Seats are going fast! 2 opps to see RAISED UP WEST SIDE Sun. in two countries! Get your tix for the Chicago-area screening in Highland Park, brought to you by @theartcenterhp:bit.ly/3ZosVjz & closing night film @HABlackFilmFest - Halifax, Canada bit.ly/3SpmIS9
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Halifax Cinema@HalifaxCinema20 Feb 2023
🍿 SPECIAL: The @HABlackFilmFest returns in-person and online this weekend @ Park Lane (and online until Feb 28). Opens Friday with a gala screening of AISHA starring Letitia Wright, wraps Sunday with documentary RAISED UP WEST SIDE. Tickets and info: halifaxblackfilm.com/
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Check out RAISED UP WEST SIDE this Sun. 2/26 at 2 PM at the Wayfarer Theater at Renaissance Place in #HighlandPark - brought to you by @theartcenterhp Get your tix here: tinyurl.com/rj277uee
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