Beth is the Director of Project Research and has been working with Kartemquin since 2005. Currently, she is the Co-Producer of In the Family, a documentary feature exploring the impact of genetic testing for the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer gene. The film will be broadcast nationally on the series “P.O.V.” on PBS in Fall 2008. In addition to her production role, Beth is also coordinating the outreach and education campaign around the film. With Kartemquin, she has contributed to proposals for projects on public education and immigrant health, organizational development grants, and has overseen multimedia projects, most recently for the MacArthur Foundation. Beth has also worked as a freelance field producer, writer for a Chicago travel website, and coordinator for a 40-person educational trip through southern Africa.
Previously, Beth worked as the Senior Researcher and Associate Producer for Peabody Award-winning York Zimmerman Inc. on international political documentaries. Orange Revolution, called “the most convincing film to date” about the 2004 civic uprising in Ukraine, has appeared in numerous film festivals. Confronting the Truth, a film exploring truth commissions and the challenges of transitional justice in Peru, East Timor, South Africa, and Morocco, recently screened at the United Nations and has been translated into Arabic, Bosnian, and Kurdish.
Beth graduated with honors from Duke University with degrees in Public Policy and Psychology, and has lived and worked in South Africa, Thailand, and Barbados.
The deadline for Summer internships at Kartemquin has passed. Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall.