Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
When Dr. Jack Kessler was invited to head up the Neurology Department at Northwestern, his focus was on using stem cells to help cure diabetes. Soon after his daughter Allison was injured in a skiing accident and paralyzed from the waist down, Dr. Kessler made the decision to change the focus of his research to begin looking for a cure for spinal cord injuries using embryonic stem cells. Winner of a 2009 Peabody Award.
MacArthur Foundation Funds Two Kartemquin Projects
January 15, 2014 7:22 am
The MacArthur Foundation has awarded grants to eighteen new documentaries, including two being made at Kartemquin: In the Game, directed by Maria Finitzo, and The Schools Project, a collaborative project on the Chicago Public School closings, being made in partnership with our fellow Chicago documentary groups Media Process Group, Siskel/Jacobs, Kindling Group, and Free Spirit Media.
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Two Kartemquin Films now 50% off on iTunes
October 6, 2011 11:02 am
Maria Finitzo's Encounters with Bolivia
September 14, 2011 6:04 am
5 Girls on the iPad
January 6, 2011 10:08 am
