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Monday, April 14, 2014 9:00 pm

PBS Independent Lens hosts the US television premiere of The Trials of Muhammad Ali. On 4/14 at 10p ET, Independent Lens is hosting its first-ever live online screening of a film simultaneously with its PBS broadcast. Chat live with the Director of The Trials of Muhammad Ali, Bill Siegel (Kartemquin films, The Weather Underground), and connect beyond the film. Join the conversation right here! www.bit.ly/AliOVEE The film airs on PBS at 10pmET / 9CT/ 10PT on most PBS stations. Check local listings to confirm the broadcast time in your area.

Remembering Muhammad Ali

June 6, 2016 4:48 pm

Like the rest of the world, we at Kartemquin were deeply saddened by the passing of Muhammad Ali. We wanted to take a moment to reflect on a man who meant so much to so many different people.

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"Trials" has everyone talking at Tribeca

April 29, 2013 10:07 pm

(L-R) Musician Josh Abrams, Khalilah T. Camacho-Ali, director Bill Siegel, editor Aaron Wickenden and producer Justine Nagan attend "The Trials of Muhammad Ali" World Premiere on April 26, 2013 in New York City.

Two sold-out world premiere screenings of The Trials of Muhammad Ali had audiences discussing the film until the theaters kicked them out, and have also received rave reviews from the first critics to see it. You can catch it next at the Montclair Film Festival this Sunday, May 5th.

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Ford Foundation funding for The Trials of Muhammad Ali

January 14, 2013 3:12 pm

The Trials of Muhammad Ali has received a major grant of $160,000 from the Ford Foundation, through their Just Films initiative. The funds were sought by director/producer Bill Siegel and producer Rachel Pikelny to aid final production on the documentary, which is scheduled to be Kartemquin's first release of 2013. We are delighted to receive this endorsement from the Ford Foundation, which puts The Trials of Muhammad Ali in the company of some of the most acclaimed documentaries of recent years.

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Photos of Diverse Voices and Muhammad Ali

November 15, 2012 3:55 pm

Head over to our Facebook page to view photos from the launch of Diverse Voices in Docs, our new professional development program from documentary makers. The snaps were taken last week at Community Film Workshop, our partner on the program. Thanks to all who came to the event and shared ideas and feedback with us. The informal gathering confirmed that there was great enthusiasm for the program and its goal of expanding opportunities for and within the Chicago documentary community, and also that there is a high level of unheralded talent already creating films in the city. If you missed the event, want to apply, or just want to find more information, visit the Diverse Voices in Docs page on our site.

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Making the Muhammad Ali Documentary

November 6, 2012 4:21 pm

The Trials of Muhammad Ali will be our first release of 2013. The film covers Ali's tumultuous battle against being drafted into the Vietnam War.

In a new interview for our newsletter, Director Bill Siegel (who has waited 20 years to make the film), Producer Rachel Pikelny and Editor Aaron Wickenden talk about unearthing forgotten archive footage, getting the blessing of Ali and his family, and how this documentary portrays Ali "as a fighter fueled by defiance, faith and a quest for justice."

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Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:00 am

Harold Washington Library, Pritzker Auditorium

400 S. State Street

Chicago, IL

Chicago Humanities Festival hosts a sneak preview and discussion of our in-progress film The Trials of Muhammad Ali. Panelists will include director/producer Bill Siegel and producer Rachel Pikelny.

Get tickets here.

Rachel Pikelny on KTQ Labs, Louis Farrakhan's First-Ever On-Camera Discussion of "The Greatest"

May 14, 2012 1:40 pm

KTQ Labs Spring Showcase is coming to the Siskel Center tomorrow, May 15th at 7 pm. Four works-in-progress by Kartemquin filmmakers will be screened, including The Trials of Muhammad Ali by Bill Siegel.

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