Summary Chris Drew, street artist and activist, was selling art for $1 in downtown Chicago to protest the Chicago Peddlers Ordinance since he believed Art is Speech, a First Amendment Right. Those charges were dropped and replaced with a serious Class One Felony Eavesdropping charge, for audio recording his own arrest. Nine police officers with a Homeland Security detail arrested him. With 2 pro bono lawyers, he challenged for over 2.5 years in court, The Illinois Eavesdropping Law,which carried a 4 - 15 years in prison if convicted. His case and cause drew nationwide and even international attention. Both traditional and social media covered the unbelievable case of C Drew. This is a true story. View more details
Directed : Nancy Bechtol
Written : Chris Drew
Stars : Chris Drew Joshua Kutnick Deborah Drew Mark Weinberg
Genres : Crime History Music Documentary
Release date : Apr 22, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies : Shadow Bechtol Studio
Summary Chris Drew, street artist and activist, was selling art for $1 in downtown Chicago to protest the Chicago Peddlers Ordinance since he believed Art is Speech, a First Amendment Right. Those charges were dropped and replaced with a serious Class One Felony Eavesdropping charge, for audio recording his own arrest. Nine police officers with a Homeland Security detail arrested him. With 2 pro bono lawyers, he challenged for over 2.5 years in court, The Illinois Eavesdropping Law,which carried a 4 - 15 years in prison if convicted. His case and cause drew nationwide and even international attention. Both traditional and social media covered the unbelievable case of C Drew. This is a true story. View more details
Genres : Crime History Music Documentary
Release date : Apr 22, 2014
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies : Shadow Bechtol Studio
