After Liz Kaar graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2005, she moved to Chicago and began her relationship with Kartemquin Films. At Kartemquin she learned the power of documentary film to convey meaningful ideas to the world, and how to go about sculpting them in the editing room. She recently edited Kartemquin’s Typeface, as well as acted as the assistant editor on two Kartemquin projects, In The Family, and Milking the Rhino. Prior projects also include assistant editing Kartemquin’s Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita and working as one of the producers for Kartemquin’s DVD releases including, Home for Life, The New Americans and Vietnam Long Time Coming. She also does freelance assistant editing and editing around Chicago.
Liz is currently producing several DVD's for Kartemquin as well as acting as the assistant editor on No Crossover.
The deadline for Summer internships at Kartemquin has passed. Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2010. The application deadline is August 1st 2010. Apply for an internship