CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A documentary about the life of pioneering Chicago Mayor Harold Washington is still looking for a home.
“It’s not unusual for documentaries to take a while before they find the right distribution deal, but we’re getting really, really close,” said filmmaker Raymond Lambert.
Lambert is the producer of "Punch 9 for Harold Washington," which examines the tenure and tumultuous election of Chicago's first Black mayor, who was elected 40 years ago this month.
"Punch 9" was released two years ago but Lambert said it's not "home."
“We’ve done DOC NYC, Santa Barbara (Film Festival), Martha’s Vineyard (Film Festival), then we had an 18-city run with AMC Theaters…we did that for a week…it’s just a matter of finding a home for it, which is difficult,” Lambert noted.
Lambert , speaking at last week's unveiling of a mural of Washington at Harold Washington college, said his film tells a story that needs to keep being told.
“New York, LA, Atlanta, it doesn’t matter. They knew this story. It’s not just a Chicago story. It’s actually a nationwide story,” Lambert said.
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