we 🎥 in parks, living rooms, alleys driveways, and in front of child hood homes. what started as a simple idea morphed into a journey of self reflection.

the first place i remember 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 , what i remember most is 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 ... SouthSide Stories: Auburn Gresham 🎥 @jean_lamont_ 🎵 @aso #southside #stories #chicago

i've seen some truly crazy shit growing up on the southside but I wouldn't trade it for anything... SouthSide Stories: Brainerd 🎥 @jean_lamont_ 🎵 @otesla #southside #stories #chicago

the first place i remember 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 , what i remember most is 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 ... SouthSide Stories: Chatham 🎥 @jean_lamont_ 🎵 @joecorfieldbeats #southside #stories #chicago

last summer, during a workshop, a 3rd grader asked me, "mr. coby, why is my neighborhood so violent?" & for a moment I froze ... 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 SouthSide Stories: GCC 🎥 @jean_lamont_ 🎵 @meekmill 📓 @alm_2012 #southside #stories #chicago

my grandmother was a story teller, time traveler, & gameshow genius... 𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 🦋 SouthSide Stories: South Chicago 🎥 @jean_lamont_ 🎵 @_harris.cole #southside #stories #chicago