Seen the South Side? Help Kickstart This Documentary

Screen grab from Dowlatshahi's documentary [kickstarter]

Chicago projects the image of a gorgeous and modern city. Few see the vast swaths of this town that do not fit that profile. Heck, most North Siders never hit the west side or anything south of the Museum of Science and Industry. Filmmaker Cyrus Dowlatshahi wants to change that -- and he needs your help.

Dowlatshahi, a freelance photographer and filmmaker who has worked with Discovery Planet, Al-Jazeera and PBS’ “Nova,” has a new Kickstarter project highlighting every day life on the South Side that is about halfway to its funding production goal. We would like to see the Hyde Park native get the cash to finish this project up, because his trailer looks fascinating.