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The Area

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The Area

The Area is the odyssey of a South Side Chicago neighborhood, where hundreds of Black American families are being expelled from their homes by a multi-billion-dollar freight company. The documentary film follows homeowner-turned-activist Deborah Payne, who vows to be 'the last house standing,' as she and her neighbors fight the displacement that looms ahead.

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