All These Sons

2021

1 hr. 28 min.

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Chicago's South and West sides are infamous for their high murder rates. Two men, one atoning for a senseless murder in his youth, offer mentorship and healing to help young men avoid getting involved in gun violence.

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All these sons is a Chicago story, that's so touching and so powerful. I guarantee you will enjoy it. It's a must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/23

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Joshua Altman

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Bing Liu

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Joshua Altman

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Kelsey Carr

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Three young Black men enroll in outreach programs dedicated to helping them escape their Chicago communities' legacy of gangs and guns.

Mar 29, 2022

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Documentarians Bing Liu and Joshua Altman capture these precious moments of hope adroitly.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 22, 2021

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Robert Daniels

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"All These Sons" is a sharp, deeply personal piece, equal parts devastating and inspirational.

Rated: B+

Jun 14, 2021

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Shane Slater

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There's a captivating honesty to All These Sons that emerges organically through Liu's unobtrusive direction

Rated: 3/4

Dec 30, 2021

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Martin Tsai

Critic's Notebook

"All These Sons" doesn't offer any easy solutions or send us off with a disposable happy ending so we can carry on with our lives. It does provide a fairly comprehensive at-a-glance view of the factors surrounding these inner-city issues.

Nov 12, 2021

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

All These Sons offers an empathetic, highly moving account of day-to-day Black survival in some of Chicago's most dangerous and under-served communities.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 13, 2021

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Synopsis

Chicago's South and West sides are infamous for their high murder rates. Two men, one atoning for a senseless murder in his youth, offer mentorship and healing to help young men avoid getting involved in gun violence.

Director: Joshua Altman, Bing Liu
Executive Producer: Shannon Dill, Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell-Jobs, Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Stott, Radhi Taylor
Production Co: Concordia Studio
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English

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