Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
TITLE
Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
DIRECTOR
Bill Morrison
COUNTRY
USA
YEAR
2026
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Documentary
Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
When masked and nameless US Border Patrol agents abduct a man from a residential street in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood without a warrant, his neighbors attempt to obstruct the vehicle carrying him from leaving their block.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison is an award-winning artist and filmmaker. His films and videos have been screened in theatres, museums and concert halls worldwide. Often working in collaboration with musicians and composers, he has created films to accompany live performances of music by John Adams, Steve Reich, Michael Gordon and others.
- DirectorBill Morrison
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Jamie Kalven, María Inés Zamudio, María Inés Zamudio, Paul Moakley
- Production Company
- Distributor/s The New Yorker Distributor Worldwide Internet
- Project TitleSawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date18 Apr 2026
- Country of originUSA
- Country of filmingUSA
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison is an award-winning artist and filmmaker. His films and videos have been screened in theatres, museums and concert halls worldwide. Often working in collaboration with musicians and composers, he has created films to accompany live performances of music by John Adams, Steve Reich, Michael Gordon and others.
Visions du Réel 2026
Nyon
April 18, 2026
World
Special mention
Switzerland
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Warsaw
May 12, 2026
Polish premiere
Official selection
Poland
