The Road Up follows four participants in Cara, a Chicago job-training program, as they seek to make the long journey from rock bottom to stable employment. Throughout, they are guided, goaded, and challenged by their impassioned mentor, Mr. Jesse, whose own complicated past drives him to help others find hope in the face of poverty, addiction, homelessness, and trauma.
WINNER – AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY, 2020 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER – SPOTLIGHT ON INSPIRATION DOCUMENTARY AWARD, 2020 ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER – MICHAEL SULLIVAN AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY JOURNALISM, 2021 SALEM FILM FESTIVAL
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Producers/Directors
Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel
Director of Photography
Stephan Mazurek
Editor
John Farbrother/Green River Films