October 2005

From the Chicago Public Library’s website:

In conjunction with the Chicago Historical Society’s Teen Chicago exhibit, the Chicago Public Library presents the following free event:

Screening & Discussion: Five Girls
Thursday, November 10, 2005
4-6 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Video Theatre, Lower Level
Ages 14-19.

Corrie, Amber, HaiBinh, Aisha and Toby are the five Chicago area teens who are different from each other in every way but one: they all confront the challenges of their lives with impressive skill and success. Five Girls is a documentary which offers rare insight into the intelligence and self-awareness that many young women confidently demonstrate, but are rarely given credit for possessing.

Maria Finitzo, filmmaker and director, will show and discuss her film Five Girls which chronicles the high school years of five very diverse girls from Chicago. Finitzo delves into the minds of young women to demonstrate how they confront social dilemmas–from sexual awakenings to poverty to cultural assimilation to parent conflict. Produced in collaboration with the American Psychological Association, and first aired on PBS in 2001, this moving documentary is essential for understanding the increasingly complex identities of teens and their changing relationships with the adults in their lives.

Attendance is limited. Please pre-register for this program by phone (312/747-4875) with the Special Collections & Preservation Division.

Get more information on this event or others in the Teen Chicago series.

Golub:Late Works are the Catastrophes has been accepted into the New York Jewish Film Festival sponsored by The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center, January 11-26, 2006. The film will continue its long and successful festival run with three screenings during this festival. More details to come.

The New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) is a preeminent showcase for world cinema that investigates, records, and celebrates the Jewish experience. Founded in 1992, the annual Festival is a collaboration between The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The New York Jewish Film Festival presents a diverse exhibition of narrative features, documentaries, and short films, including world, United States, and New York premieres.

The kick-off event of the Kartemquin Retrospective at the University of Chicago is Thursday, October 27th at 7pm at the Film Studies Center at 5811 S. Ellis. The evening entitled “Violence & Power” will include screenings of Thumbs Down, Hum 255, Trick Bag and The New Americans as well as a discussion with the filmmakers following the film excerpts.

Other events for the Retrospective will take place throughout November. For more information visit here.