

“There's no place like home.”
Separated by just a few stops on the green line, nine miles west of the bustling financial epicenter of the Chicago Loop is Austin, one of the most impoverished and underserved neighborhoods in the city. Surrounded by violence, gangs, guns and drugs in his daily life, a graduating high school senior reflects on his experience growing up in this neighborhood and how the traumas associated with it shaped his life.
Dymarion Eiland
Self
LeadAdam L. Bates
Self
Phyillis Ford France
Self
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Orsello's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Nine Miles West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”