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SoapBox produces original documentaries and scripted pieces, incorporating various genres and forms of film and culture. We believe in fostering a radical imagination in a creative context to deliver emotional impact storytelling with a liberatory, anti-oppressive framework.

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Untitled Chicago Drill and Activism Feature
2023 | Feature | Documentary | #ChiDNA
​A nuanced look at the interrelationship between drill rap and activism in Chicago as Tweak'G, independent rapper and activist, traverses many spaces while honing her sound and place in a misunderstood city.
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Untitled No Cop Academy Documentary
2023 | Feature | Documentary | #NoCopDoc
#NoCopAcademy was a Black youth-led, adult supported campaign to mobilize against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plans for a massive at-the-time  $95 million training center for Chicago police in West Garfield Park. This story chronicles the grassroots' refusal to this expansion of policing and the demand for accountability for decades of violence and resources for schools and youth.
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Seguimos Aquí:
​Pride, Pandemic, and 
Perseverance 

2021 | 35-min | Documentary | #SeguimosAquíDoc
Four LGBTQ+ identifying Latinx Chicagoans navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, interpersonal struggles, and community triumphs throughout a turbulent yet powerful 2020. A collaboration with ALMA and the Chicago History Museum. ​
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Calvin's Story
2016 | Short | Documentary | #CalvinsStory
Calvin Curtiss, one of the countless youths surviving homeless in Chicago, tells his story in his own words, explaining how he came to experience homeless, his daily activities, and his dream of becoming a massage therapist. ​
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What's Beef?
The Construction of Street Culturalism

2014 | Feature | Documentary | #WhatsBeefDoc
​A critical analysis of the common criticisms of American gangsta rap, highlighting the emergence of the genre in the late 80's as modern cultural response to larger, often ignored, systemic harms.
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Blue Notes
2014 | Short | Visual Narrative | #BlueNotes
A man on his deathbed looks back at his life, not with regret or satisfaction, but rather, with curiosity of how things could have been different.
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  • Home
  • Productions
    • Film >
      • "No Cop Doc"
      • "Chi DNA"
      • "Seguimos Aquí"
      • "Calvin's Story"
      • "What's Beef?"
      • "Blue Notes"
    • SoapBox Action Works
    • Commercial PSAs >
      • Save Antibiotics
      • First Wheels
  • Organizing
    • SoapBox Action Works >
      • The Final 5 Campaign
      • "We Are More"
      • Defund CPD
      • Erase the Database
      • COVID-19
      • 2020 Uprisings
      • Obama CBA
      • Census 2020
      • Crossroads Fund
      • Judges Matter
      • #NoCopAcademy
      • Archives
    • Education & Workshops
    • Live Events >
      • Chi DNA Speaker Series
      • Fitness Against Fascism
  • Podcast
    • About
    • All Episodes
    • Patreon
    • Linktree
  • Editorial
  • About
    • Mission & Model
    • Team
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    • Support SoapBox
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