America ReFramed

Any Given Day

Season 10 Episode 7 | 1h 24m 30s | WETA Passport

Filmmaker Margaret Byrne follows three formerly incarcerated Chicagoans as they manage their respective mental illnesses while searching for stability in their families, friendships, jobs and housing. While documenting the challenges that are faced at the intersections of a punitive carceral system, poverty and substance use, Byrne reckons with her own history of mental illness.

Aired: 07/07/22 | Expires: 07/06/26 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations, Acton Family Giving, Park Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Reva & David Logan Foundation.

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Extras From This Episode

• Any Given Day | Chicago's Mental Health Court

  Clip: S10 Ep7 | 1m 50s

• Any Given Day | Preview

  Preview: S10 Ep7 | 30s

• Any Given Day | Searching for a Home

  Clip: S10 Ep7 | 39s

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