Chi-raq[6] (also Chiraq) is an upcoming feature film directed by Spike Lee and written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film is described as a satire and to have as a subject gang violence prevalent in some neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly, Englewood.[7] The film will be produced and distributed by Amazon Studios. The film is based on Lysistrata, a Greek comedy by Aristophanes, but Lee told Chicago magazine that he would not characterize it as a musical.